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TIL that pets can be allergic to humans

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4kXEJ TIL Indianapolis Motor Speedway was originally paved with 3.2 million bricks, it took workers only 63 days to pave the entire circuit.
VZJp TIL The song “I Want It That Way” by The Backstreet Boys, which went #1 in 25 countries, has lyrics that don’t make sense because Max Martin, who wrote the song, was still learning English at the time. Kevin Richardson, member of the band, said “Ultimately, the song doesn’t really make much sense.”
Eg1bw TIL The Wright Brothers only flew together on the same flight one time, a six-minute flight on May 25th, 1910. They promised their father, Milton, they would never fly together to avoid the chance of a double tragedy and to ensure one brother would remain to continue their flight experiments.
N7AjJ TIL of an unusual death at the Condor Club, San Francisco in 1983. Bouncer Jimmy Ferrozzo and his girlfriend Theresa Hill were having sex on the club's famous white piano which descended from the ceiling via cables. They accidentally hit the 'on' switch and the piano ascended, asphyxiating Ferrozzo.
1YZP TIL the Opposite of a ‘Vicious Cycle’ is called a 'Virtuous Cycle.’ It is used to describe When Positive events or changes cause more and more positive events in a cascading effect.