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TIL That the Bank of Oklahoma Building Has The Same Design As The Original World Trade Centre Buildings Though It Is Half The Length And Does Not Have a Twin.

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VBk04 TIL about Project Plowshare which was a U.S. government program from 1957 to 1977 which sought to develop peaceful uses for nuclear explosives which included rock-blasting, creating new elements, studying nuclear physics, and gathering geological and Earth science data.
R5rGw TIL that there is a type of coating that absorbs 99.65% of visible light
mxD6E TIL that the original DeLorean only had 130 hp
1XEr TIL that the “rules of the food game in America are organized in such a way that if you are eating on a budget, the most rational economic strategy is to eat badly — and get fat. Adam Drewnowski found that a dollar could buy 1,200 calories of cookies or potato chips but only 250 calories of carrots.
7rVwL TIL that Disneyworld has it's own government. The Reedy Creek Improvement District has two municipalities within itself, Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista. Both allow the Disney Corporation to issue their own building permits and liquor licenses... among other benefits.