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TIL that of the top 25 cities in the world with the most skyscrapers, only three are in the Western Hemisphere

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JQwB TIL that Joseph Kennedy initially hoped for his eldest son Joseph (jr.) to become President. It was only when Joe jr. was killed during World War II, that he encouraged his younger son, John F Kennedy, to pursue a political career.
Nk8Q TIL that during WWII Australian soldiers in Egypt adopted a local dog as their unofficial mascot. “Horrie the Wog Dog” would follow them through various campaigns, warning them of approaching enemy aircraft. After the war he was successfully smuggled back to Australia in defiance of quarantine laws.
GR4j TIL in 2005 PBS gave pictures of ‘Tank Man’ to students at Beijing University - where the Tiananmen Square activism started - and they were mystified. One said, “I don’t know; maybe it’s a parade or something,” and another said politely, “May I ask if this is a piece of your artwork?”
4Xdd6 TIL a study of prayer for cardiac bypass patients found that prayer had no effect on recovery and that patients who knew they were being prayed for actually had more complications
7r9Rr TIL Russia first tried to sell Alaska to the tiny state of Liechtenstein, who declined the offer, before selling it to America.