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TIL when the SR-71 was retired in 1990, it went ahead and set four new world speed records on its way to the museum.

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grDW7 TIL: Venice was built upon millions off wood piles that were driven into the muds and saltwater of a swamp area. The salt water caused them so solidify and not rot away. Then they were built upon with wood, mud, venetian bricks, and more to create a city with the natural protection of water.
GAkPj TIL On Christmas Eve 1969, Francisco Macias Nguema had 186 suspected dissidents executed in the national football stadium in Malabo with the executioners dressed as Santa Claus, with the amplifiers played Mary Hopkin's song "Those Were the Days".
ymp8 TIL when Australian driver Alan Jones won the 1977 Austrian Formula 1 Grand Prix, the race organisers didn’t have a copy of his national anthem to play at the podium ceremony (unaware that it was God Save The Queen). Instead, a drunk person played “Happy Birthday” on a trumpet.
n0g7 TIL All new building built in South Korea are required to spend 0.7% of the construction cost on artwork for public viewing.
nWG6d TIL Same-Sex Behavior is common among 1,500 animal species (everything from mammals to crabs and worms). It has consistently been underreported and rarely published even though it is widespread and natural in the animal kingdom.