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TIL Astronauts can accidentally dial 911 in space

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neDXd TIL about The Independent, the tallest building in Austin, Texas. It has been nicknamed the "Jenga Tower" and the "Tetris Tower" due to the unique design of “overhanging / suspended” sections
j6XKN TIL Keanu Reeves has given away money, bikes, watches to his co-workers
awV4N TIL a "magnitude 10 [earthquake] or larger cannot happen." Why? "The magnitude of an earthquake is related to the length of the fault on which it occurs. . . . No fault long enough to generate a magnitude 10 earthquake is known to exist, and if it did, it would extend around most of the planet."
eb75 TIL the EU commission has an alphabetised list of myths about the EU, from the British press, followed by full explanations of what really happened.
glZ4 TIL that is 2009 two men randomly decided to attack two men dressed in drag. It turned out the two drag queens were cage fighters in fancy dress.