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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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9wZy7 TIL the Philippine NCAA basketball championship predates the U.S. by 14 years; the first tournament in the Philippines was held in 1924-25 and March Madness wasn't held until 1938-39.
dDjWj TIL that there are more slaves globally right now than there ever has been in history - 50 million
LQbLV TIL in 1973, Scotland and Wales rugby teams refused to play in Ireland due to the risk of violence. England however travelled to Dublin, and lost. The England captain later said "We might not be any good, but at least we turned up."
Qawd TIL that George Lucas was originally going to direct Apocalypse Now. However, he shelved the project due to the studio’s safety concerns as Lucas wanted to shoot the film in Vietnam while the war was still going on.
pydG TIL Michael Jackson, Marlon Brando, and Liz Taylor all allegedly got into a car and fled NYC after 9/11. They took turns driving and had to stop at multiple KFCs for the former Godfather star