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TIL that there is a nonprofit dedicated to fighting for the reconstruction of the old Penn Station, as it was from 1910-1963.

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vPBLx TIL that in 2012 a researcher called Teresa Gonzalo created a vaginal gel that inhibits the transmission of HIV by 80%
neZeB TIL Led Zeppelin knowingly copied the song "You Need Love" in "Whole Lotta Love", but the band considered it "so far away in time and influence" that they decided they could just get away with plagiarism.
1aLo8 TIL the vikings believed in valhalla they would get endless beer from a magical goats udder.
1aM4d TIL that there are only 6 African-American billionaires, with a third of them being hip-hop artists (Jay-Z and Kanye West)
5WX9 TIL that guests visiting Bill Gates’ $63 million home are given a pin to wear that automatically adjusts the temperature, lighting, and music of a room when they enter