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TIL that because the concrete of the Hoover Dam was poured into individual, rectangular shaped sections–rather than with a single, continuous pour–the physical dam itself will survive up to 10,000 years and be one of the last remaining visible and recognizable monuments of humans on the planet.

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DGoD TIL that zoos save feathers that come off many of their birds and have them distributed to Native American tribes for their religious ceremonies.
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DQaOp TIL that Woody Harrelson’s father was a hitman and organized crime figure, convicted of assassinating a federal judge