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TIL There is a giant abandoned church that looks like a chicken in Indonesia

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rNRo0 TIL that director Christopher Nolan's brother Matthew was alleged to be a contract killer who kidnapped and tortured an accountant to death in Costa Rica. While being held in a secure prison tower in Chicago, Matthew concocted an elaborate escape attempt using a razor, a harness, and a 31-foot rope.
xVRBD TIL about the effect we are having on the evolution of animals. Case study: the Elephants of Mozambique. It has been observed that Elephants are now more likely not to grow tusks due the effect poaching has had on the gene pool.
KYbyw TIL the classic board game Risk was invented by Albert Lamorisse, an Academy Award-winning filmmaker.
6E4yZ TIL only one pre-9/11 tenant has returned to work at the new One World Trade Center: Greg Carafello. His company was located on the 18th floor of the South Tower and his current offices are on the 85th floor of 1WTC.
6kkm TIL prior to the Treason Act of 1790, the punishment for a woman convicted of treason was to be burned at the stake. To show mercy, the executioner was equipped with a cord passed around the victim’s throat, which he would then pull tight, strangling her before the flames could reach her.