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TIL that that several buildings in Seattle deliberately evoke traditional regional Native American architecture

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gMaVy TIL that the scientist who created one of the earliest racial classification systems believed that none of the races were inherently inferior to the others, nor that colored peoples were uncivilized. His classification system became very influential but his opposition to racism was mostly ignored.
RXwl TIL that there is only one McDonald’s in the world with turquoise arches in Sedona, Arizona, because government officials thought the yellow would look bad with the natural red rock of the city.
7y8L TIL of a Chinese traffic jam that lasted 10 days, with some individual drivers taking up to 5 days to get out. This took so long that a small micro economy developed on the highway
KYdRQ TIL that Daisuke Inoue, the inventor of the karaoke machine, also created a pesticide to repel cockroaches and rats that destroy the electronics within karaoke machines
vPLOB TIL some species of squid can fly up to approximately 50x the length of their own body through the air