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TIL that the NYPD had a secret plan to evacuate 10 city blocks due the 1 in 16 chance of a new building collapsing due to the wind. They reinforced the building at night in secret.

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Y70WW TIL Sumo wrestlers throw salt before a match to purify and sanitize the ring, how they throw is up to them.
Z8JwY TIL In 2009, a retired policeman called Geraint Woolford was admitted to Abergale Hospital in north Wales and ended up next to another retired policeman called Geraint Woolford. The men weren’t related, had never met and were the only two people in the UK called Geraint Woolford.
9YLKm TIL Rocky Marciano, the legendary boxer, had a fear of being “broke” and was obsessed with cash. He hid cash in various places, and his accountant couldn’t convince him of the concept of ‘checks’. Rocky gave away checks, sometimes as much as $50,000. He once traded a $5,000 check for $2,500 cash.
YpdAA TIL that in 1979 Porsche 935 Turbo racecar acted as the slipstream car for an attempt on the bicycle speed record, with 240km/h (149mph) the target.