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TIL After water, concrete is the most widely used substance on the planet

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awR8L TIL There has been no correlation between Punxsutawney Phil's predictions and what the country has seen weather-wise each year. For 120 plus years records have been kept, Phil's six-week prognostications have been correct only around 39 percent of the time
7rQ7L TIL The first scientist who observed necrophilia in penguins was so disturbed that he tried to obscure his findings
pYlQO TIL that the ancient civilization which built the Gobekli Tepe in 9000BC, had a tradition of building monumental statues of men holding their penis
Br9gD TIL about Dick Assman, a Canadian gas station employee whose name propelled him to celebrity status in North America for four months in 1995
lKX7 TIL that when Meryl Streep auditioned for the lead role of 1976’s “King Kong,” producer Dino De Laurentiis commented to his son in Italian: “She’s ugly. Why did you bring me this thing?” He was shocked when Streep replied to the insult in fluent Italian.