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TIL that the Burj Khalifa was built by one of Samsung's companies (Samsung C&T Corporation)

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leBr TIL Korean is a “language isolate”, a language with no known relatives. It has more speakers than every other isolate combined.
v18gj TIL of the story of Herostratus, who deliberately caused a fire that destroyed the temple of Artemis at Ephesus. He explained that he had wanted to gain immortal fame by his act. However, he was put to death and a damnatio memoriae passed. His name now refers to those who do crimes to become famous.
PY54G TIL Finland's 'housing first' policy requires the government to give people living on the street a free house before any financial aid. This model has proven to get people on their own feet much quicker and is being replicated by other European countries.
ANYdg TIL Hans Zimmer composed the Skylanders theme
ANwA4 TIL A man who called his ex-girlfriend 1,011 times in a few weeks, hired two companies to put up missing posters of the woman around Vancouver and created fake social media accounts for her received a suspended sentence and three years’ probation for criminal harassment