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TIL The Golden Gate Bridge Now Sings

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x6pjD TIL in the cover art for Sgt Pepper’s, John Lennon requested that both Hitler and Jesus be included as figurines. In the final shoot they were placed behind the Beatles and are not noticeable in the artwork
9wOmM TIL that there are more trees on Earth than there are stars in the Milky Way. In fact, there are around 422 trees per person on earth.
yQ0EX TIL Some children who develop myopia (nearsightedness) have a continual progression of their myopia throughout the school years, including high school. Myopia is one of the most common eye disorders in the world and by 2050, roughly half of the world's population will be nearsighted
69DwW TIL that only after changing the title from"Rocket Boys" to "October Sky", in the movie adaptation of the 1998 book, did they notice it was an anagram for "Rocket Boys". The director called it "cosmically inspired"
e049b TIL in 2009, due to the heavy automation of flying an airplane, two pilots got so bored and distracted, that they overflew their destination by 150 miles.