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TIL that the NASA's HQ building is owned by a Korean firm.

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Y10d TIL that there has never been a fatal attack on a human by killer whales in the wild. However there have been multiple deaths caused by the animals in captivity.
Y718r TIL the Central Arizona Project is a 336 mi (541 km) canal in Arizona which. diverts water from the Colorado River. Annually, 456 billion gallons (1.4 million acre feet) of water is lifted 2,900 feet by 14 pumps using 2.5 million MWh of electricity each year, making it the largest power user in Ariz
movY TIL that the last liturgy in the Hagia Sophia of Constantinople didn’t happen in 1453; It happened after WW1 in 1919 when a brave Greek priest snuck inside the Church and completed a liturgy five centuries after the Fall of the City.
1PM8 TIL that the claim that North Korea could kill 90 percent of the American people with an EMP attack was taken from a science fiction novel.
9wOnX TIL Nintendo partnered with the Minnesota State Lottery to develop an expansion for the NES console that allowed people to buy lotto tickets from their home.