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TIL that there’s a 4300 ft long by 160 ft high building in Fremont, Quebec that houses most of the inhabitants as well as restaurants, bars and stores.

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N7b68 TIL Many psychology experts believe the darkness in fairy tales actually helps children learn to cope with terrible things in the real world. As an example the Beauty and the Beast involves the exposure to ugly danger, the monster, and the triumph over evil, and then finding of the good in the evil!
E1amW Today I learned of the California case Lodi v. Lodi, where a man sued himself, represented himself, and won by default after he failed to show up. The court wrote that “it is hard to imagine a more even-handed application of justice,”.
nW4do TIL China used more cement between 2011 and 2013 than the US did in the entire 20th century
kJxLd TIL That If You Scaled The Solar System Down To 1 Millimeter, The Nearest Other Star Would Be About 23 Feet Away
b9QZp TIL: Methuselah is the world’s oldest known living tree. Seeded in 2833 BC (4,851 years old). The tree is so well protected that its exact location is a closely guarded secret, known only to a select few.