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TIL a railroad tunnel in the Canadian Rockies is so straight that one can see daylight from the other end over 5 miles away

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7KLO TIL that after observing how long guests would hold onto garbage before littering at other amusement parks, Walt Disney placed each trash can no more than 30 feet apart.
Y7dZP TIL parts of eastern Oregon, in mountain time, are one time zone away from parts of western Florida, in Central time. Because both states observe daylight saving time and the shift is not simultaneous, for one hour on one day of each year, the two areas are the exact same legal time.
x67D TIL The daughter of Heinrich Himmler, Hitler’s second in command(and architect of the holocaust) is still alive and is active in Nazi ideology today.
GYV57 TIL the Parliament building in Bucharest is so massive that even though it already contains both lower and upper houses of parliament, three museums, and an international conference centre, 70% of the building is still empty. The heating and electrical bill alone amounts to $6 million a year.
dDlB9 TIL Marvel’s ‘Blade’ was their first successful film, proving comic book movies could do business and paving the way for future adaptations like X-Men and Spider-Man.