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TIL the US National Park Service developed a rustic architectural style called "Parkitecture" to harmonize buildings with natural landscapes

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vPy68 TIL in 2011, a 29-year-old Australian bartender found an ATM glitch that allowed him to withdraw way beyond his balance. In a bender that lasted four-and-half months, he managed to spend around $1.6 million of the bank’s money.
GY0mQ TIL that Francis Ford Coppola suffered an epileptic seizure while shooting Apocalypse Now, had a nervous breakdown, and allegedly threatened to commit suicide at least three times.
ZpgRY TIL almost all bananas come from two wild species. Bananas are grown in 135 countries with China and India accounting for 27%. They can be used for paper and textile making and are technically a berry.
0wY4y TIL: Rural Indiana lore has long claimed that much of the world's first-ever Ferris wheel was recycled and made into a bridge by farmer J.D. Dunn. Dissenting opinion says the salvaged metal came from the world expos of either 1893 or 1904.
J1D0Q TIL that Native Americans hunted bison by forcing the herd to run off a cliff.