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TIL: Nasa had a 400$ fine for littering in the australian outback due to debris from skylab

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pYYLO TIL about the "Tilted Arc," a slightly curved, leaning metal wall installed as art in front of a federal building in NYC in 1979. It immediately met with complaints and petitions for its removal, but remained in place until 1986. No other site wanted it, its now stored in a warehouse.
7rX8O TIL the green lettering coming down the screen in the matrix is just recipies from a Japanese cookbook.
nWogB TIL: Autism can be detected with a 92% certainty just by looking at how fast the pupils dilate (Pupillary Light Reflex in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders)
LmJm TIL Uber spends more on lobbyists in California than Wal-Mart, Bank of America and Wells Fargo to avoid regulations
b7wj TIL Rapper T.I. once talked a stranger out of jumping out a 22-story window.