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TIL Lincoln Logs were created by John Lloyd Wright, son of the renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright

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6nW TIL The Sims was originally designed as an architecture simulator, with sims only there to evaluate builds
ADe5d TIL that legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick thought the 1988 film The Vanishing (or Spoorloos in its original Dutch titling) was the most terrifying film he had seen – even more frightening than his own The Shining. After seeing it, he called the film's director to discuss editing techniques.
gb0b TIL the beautiful Maldives is the lowest country in the world, with an average natural ground level of only 1.5 metres and will probably vanish from the globe this century.
VyL8 TIL the top generals of both Canada and The United States met on multiple occasions to explore the possibility of creating a unified North American military force.
GYNnE TIL bed headboards were first used to keep sleepers warm and were constructed to create space from the wall to allow falling colder air to sink to the floor rather than onto the bed.