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TIL that Hong Kong still uses bamboo for scaffolding on their tallest buildings.

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0dX8y TIL that Thurl Ravenscroft, the voice actor who did Tony The Tiger and sang "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" and Peanuts's "No Dogs Allowed", also recorded a cover of Kermit the Frog's theme song, "(It's Not Easy) Bein' Green".
GYEW5 TIL for the Sci-Fi Horror film 'Event Horizon' Sam Neill requested that the Australian flag on his character's uniform remove the Union Flag from the corner & for it to be replacedwith the Aboriginal flag, the way he thought it should look in 2047
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e04dk TIL about Queen Isabella of Valois, who was married at 6-years-old and widowed at 11. She reportedly had a close platonic relationship with her husband Richard II and was heartbroken when he died, refusing attempts to force her to remarry as she was 'in mourning'.
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