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TIL that Dick Van Dyke is a computer animation enthusiast and even designed 3D-rendered effects used in several of his shows

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XEZOE TIL that in 1985, a Colombian girl was trapped in a volcanic mudflow, and was trapped up to her waist. She was mostly alert and was interviewed. Knowing she would die, volunteers and rescuer did their best to comfort her. She died after 60 hours, and her photo became iconic.
8egRZ TIL "pouring one out for the homies" is an ancient tradition that dates back to 2500 BC
1agMr TIL the Pentagon is the largest office building in the world at 6.5 million square feet.
DXxj TIL of the Scythian Philosopher Anacharsis “Laws are spider-webs, which catch the little flies, but cannot hold the big ones.”
grYKb TIL that almost immediately after its completion, Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper began to deteriorate in the monastery that held it. During World War 2, it would have been destroyed had it not been covered in mattresses and sandbags in case the monastery was bombed.