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TIL that the Romanian Parliament building is the heaviest building in the world. Despite containing two parliamentary chambers, three museums and an international conference centre, it is still 70% empty.

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p81BQ TIL that aphasia can be experienced by those who communicate using sign language.
BgX1D TIL A school had a mascot named after a racial slur, and some people are still mad when the school changed the mascot.
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