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TIL the construction of the Cologne Cathedral in Germany was finished in 1880 after 632 years of work

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ADDvl TIL in 2002 a study found that the sun provides the Earth with more energy in one hour than humans can use in a year
vbwD TIL that when the number 40 appears in the Bible, it doesn’t literally mean 40, but rather it just means “a lot”
KrL4 TIL even Sylvester Stallone believes “Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot!” was one of his worst movies ever, calling it “maybe one of the worst films in the entire solar system, including alien productions we’ve never seen”
JYGbk TIL there's a traditional "postpartum confinement" period of about 1 month for women to recover after giving birth, and in Asia there's now specialized luxury resort centers that charge thousands of dollars to take care of both the mom and baby for the entire period.
16pmP TIL I learned that Post was the leader in cereal until the Great Depression when it pulled back on advertising. Kellogg overtook Post, in just one example showing companies should keep advertising during recessions