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TIL the city which is set to host the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup final does not yet exist

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pN74 TIL the original ‘Mind the Gap’ recording used on the London Underground was restored at Embankment station last year because the actor’s widow was comforted to hear her husband’s voice again.
pY5DQ TIL that Minoru Yamasaki, the architect for the World Trade Center towers, never lived to see the attacks on 9/11. He died in 1986 at the at age of 73 from stomach cancer.
p8KWN TIL that Oktoberfest often has the majority of its days in September because the festival is usually 16 days long and its last day is traditionally on the 1st Sunday in October. In years where that day falls before October 3rd, it is extended to commemorate German Unity Day.
69Y48 TIL that salt was used to preserve mummies. They used natron, a salt mix (including table salt) to dehydrate and disinfect them. Natron was quite the hit, and had many many uses: soap, teeth cleanser, mouthwash, insecticide and more
b9WRQ TIL that the Brazilian megacity of São Paulo is not only the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world but also has a larger Italian population than any city in Italy and boasts the biggest Japanese population of any city outside of Japan.