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TIL The tallest building in the world to have a woman as lead architect is in Chicago (Aqua Tower)

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69bVl TIL that when a building is framed perfectly by a street it appears to be magnified, same as when the moon looks huge on the horizon, but it is just an optical illusion mind trick. Check out the bizarre way St Peter's Basilica appears to shrink as you move closer in this short clip..
166Pd TIL about Cyclones Katrina and Victor-Cindy, a cyclone (hurricane for the Americans) in the Southern Hemisphere that maintained its circulation for over fifty days, crossed over three basins (South Pacific -> Australian Region -> Southwest Indian Ocean), and used three names.
E1Vxo TIL about the first cartoon ever made. "Humorous Phases of Funny Faces" was released on April 6, 1906 by J. Stuart Blackton. The film features chalk drawings that move and change.
moJR TIL the Patriot Party, a socialist party in the 1960s/70s, organized poor, rural whites and worked closely with the Black Panthers as a serious political force until being destroyed by the FBI as part of COINTELPRO
AJyw TIL Drawn Together is the only show ever to have a “Very Mature” rating.