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TIL of an unfinished skyscraper in Venezuela inhabited entirely by squatters

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p74A TIL that Ronald Reagan’s son, Ron Reagan, is a politically active liberal atheist and a contributing commentator on MSNBC.
E1rrw TIL the 2000 yr old Syrian soap industry finally returned to Aleppo. Their laurel soap is the oldest soap in the world.
eGxg TIL that the fatality rate was so high for airmen in the WWII years of 1942-1943, it was statistically impossible for a flight crew to finish a 25-mission tour in Europe
kOGV5 TIL Miles Davis improvised and recorded with four sidemen the soundtrack for Elevator to the Gallows while watching the movie for the first time.
kb47 TIL that the girl that runs towards Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee) at the end of LOTR: The Return of the King is his actual daughter.