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TIL The Washington Monument’s many blocks are held together by just gravity and friction. No mortar was used in the building process.

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pNrQ TIL Willie Nelson lives in self-sustaining community on Maui with neighbors like Kris Kristofferson, Woody Harrelson, and Owen Wilson.
b6MBa TIL a recurring joke on the Benny Hill Show was Benny aggressively patting a bald headed old man during the handcranked sketches. Benny was actually trying wave cigarette smoke away from the actor, Jackie Wright, who chain smoked constantly during filming.
vVb4 TIL Most people dream in color, but those that grew up watching black and white television often dream in black and white.
PGbg TIL, the US Navy retired its nuclear cruisers because it was cheaper than to refuel them
0d9N TIL that there’s a muffin stand in San Francisco called Double or Muffin. You buy a muffin and then flip a coin. Get heads and you get another muffin for free. Tails and you just keep the muffin you bought. Double, or muffin.