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TIL that in 1982, an artist and her assistants grew, cared for, and harvested an entire wheatfield in the middle of New York City on top of the landfill created by the construction of The World Trade Center, a piece of land worth 4.5 billion dollars at the time.

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ep66D TIL Luis "The Beast" Garavita, the world's most prolific serial killer, was sentenced to 1853 years in prison for the deaths of 193 children in Colombia, but his sentence was reduced to 22 years after he helped the police find many of the victims' bodies. He becomes eligible for parole this year.
MeNPB TIL that Orville Wright, the younger of the two Wright Brothers, expressed sadness about the death and destruction brought about by the bombers of World War 2, stating “I once thought the aeroplane would end wars. I now wonder whether the aeroplane and the atomic bomb can do it.”
oRZ6o TIL the brain of a five-year-old child uses 50% of their body’s energy expenditure, rising to 2/3 while resting, which leads to a decline in rate of weight gain. The rate of energy needed for brain development then declines with age and the rate of weight gain resumes in parallel with the brain
Kj5E TIL John Morales, the voice actor behind “McGruff the Crime Dog”, a cartoon used by the American police in building crime awareness amongst children, is currently serving a 16 year prison sentence.
nee9P TIL Salvador Dali made a painting for Riker’s Island prison in New York, which was eventually moved away from inmates, only to be stolen by guards.