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TIL there’s a Taco Bell inside the Pentagon

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R7Xjw TIL Sudden Adult Death Syndrome accounts for +/-500 deaths per year, deaths with no cause found at autopsy.
PYyJw TIL A massive amount of the donations sent to clothing recycling companies and charities end up being exported and sold all over the world, heavily dominating local markets across Africa.
yVXZX TIL The Hotel Arbez was intentionally built by a businessman in 1863, in a race against time during a border dispute. Spanning France and Switzerland, it enabled smuggling as people and goods crossed freely inside.
GKnj TIL The Hubble telescope uses a black & white camera. Scientists take color pictures by putting a blue filter in front of the lens and take a picture, then repeat with a red, then green filter. They then combine the 3 images to create a full color picture.
OGQE6 TIL that Zhou Enlai, a key figure in Chinese history, wasn't informed of his bladder cancer under Mao's orders. Mao prohibiting him and his wife from being informed of the diagnosis, surgery, or further examinations, despite later offers of foreign medical help.