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TIL that NYC architects once made a proposal for an upside down skyscraper, which would hang upside down suspended by air cables that would be attached to an asteroid.

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R5NZ6 TIL that when Robert de Niro was in the process of receiving Italian citizenship, he faced opposition from the Italian American group Sons of Italy, who claimed that De Niro had damaged the public image of Italians by portraying criminals in his movies.
yVQ5M TIL that there is a large piece of a civil war cannon in the attic of 9 East Battery, Charleston, USA. It landed there when retreating confederates blew up a cannon and it was too heavy to remove.
4XBka TIL in 1980, Rebecca Heineman wins the 1st national video game tournament, making her the 1st champion and 1st female champion.
rNWg4 TIL before the invention of the American football helmet in the 1890s, players would often grow their hair long because they believed it protected them from head injuries.
nWpeP TIL that the word Coprolalia (involuntary swearing) comes from the Greek word kópros meaning “dung, feces” and laliā́ meaning “speech”. Essentially translating to Shit-talking.