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TIL a nanometre is about as much as your nails grows, per second.

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9wPY6 TIL about the Hotel du Lac in Tunis, Tunisia constructed in the 1970s which is an example of Brutalist architecture. The hotel has a cantilevered design resulting in a top floor double the length of the ground floor and has prompted comparisons with the sand crawler vehicle of the Star Wars films.
m1p4o TIL of the liver shot in combat sports. This is a. shot to the right side of the ribcage and is excruciatingly painful and can incapacitate a person instantly. The punch shocks the liver causing the victim to lose focus and drive and often results in TKOs in combat sports.
peb8 TIL:Sophie Scholl was a German woman executed by the Nazis for distributing anti-Nazi pamphlets.Her last words were: “How can we expect righteousness to prevail when there is hardly anyone willing to offer themselves up individually for a righteous cause? Such a fine, sunny day, and I have to go.”
9w797 TIL when Wilt Chamberlain had his famous 100 point NBA game, he shot his free throws "granny style." A usually poor free throw shooter, that night he made 86% of his attempts.
jNPNv TIL of "The Parcel Post Bank". A bank that was shipped brick by brick via the U.S. post office to avoid heavy freight fees.