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TIL the Iconic US Capitol Building Dome replaced a much more modest dome when the building was enlarged to accommodate the growing House and Senate.

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l7BOK TIL Amelia Earhart may have been eaten by crabs.
ADAKl TIL: Ronald Reagan believed that if the US had to have border walls, the walls would have doors, and the doors would be open to anyone with the will and the heart to get to the United States.
wDNo TIL that there exists a convenience stall (FamilyMart) in the joint Kaesong Industrial Park in North Korea that only South Korean workers can enter but is prohibited to the North koreans
WkkEX TIL that Mozart's piece A Musical Joke (more of a prank, really) was designed such that it would appear that the music's composer had been incompetent and that its performers were making a number of embarrassing mistakes.
gMgOL TIL more about Christopher Lee: he was an intelligence officer in WW2,and after the war ended,he didn't know of a career to pursue,so his cousin suggested that he start acting- he went on to portray Dracula 9 times. He also won 3 Guinness World Records, and released 4 heavy metal albums at 80+ yo.