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TIL that half the DNA on the NYC Subway matches no known organism

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GAorJ TIL when the Eiffel Tower was proposed, anglers in Paris feared that the tower would discharge lightning into the Seine and kill all the fish
Nane TIL the author of Leaving Las Vegas killed himself after learning it was being made into a film. His father said the novel was his suicide note.
4Xplo TIL that crows can hold grudges and are even known to pass it on to its chicks.
OG4e TIL Disneyland receives free coca-cola products in return of not selling any other competitors. So each sale is 100% profit.
j4vj TIL that on April 1, 1974, the local residents of Sitka, Alaska woke to their nearby dormant volcano, Mount Edgecumbe, billowing out black smoke. When a Coast Guard pilot came closer to investigate, he found 70 tires burning and the words “APRIL FOOL” spray painted into the snow.