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TIL that the Eiffel Tower grows in summer. When it gets hot, the iron expands due to the heat and shrinks again in the winter. It grows by 6 inches each summer.

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N7kZ6 TIL in the song "Prince Ali" from the live action remake of Aladdin, Will Smith asked the composers to change the original lyric which was "Heard your princess was a lovely sight to see" to Heard your princess was hot. Where is she?".
ADDD7 TIL that the Temple of Artemis was burned by a man named Herostratus who sought to live in infamy. Despite his name becoming illegal to say, to deny him that infamy, it eventually become a metonym “Herostratic fame” meaning someone who commits an act to gain notoriety and infamy.
D1App There is an increasing trend of women opting for a C-Section during childbirth, especially in the western world. This has led to more babies being born that have larger heads (the main reason why a C-Section is required during delivery). However, women’s birth canals haven’t adapted to this change leading to more C-Sections and hence more big headed babies being born. It’s a cycle that has repeatedly been in motion since the rise of C-sections in the US since the 1950s and 60s.
dE5r TIL of Gerald Mellin committed suicide by tying one end of a rope to a tree and putting the other end around his neck, he then drove away from the tree in his Aston Martin. He was decapitated.
yVgVX TIL what hypnagogic pop is and that many of us probably enjoy listening to it.