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TIL the Washington Monument was once the tallest building in the world at 555 feet, 5 inches

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b9BrE TIL humans are the best long distance runners on the planet
60jW TIL The US Navy had two flying aircraft carriers
410o TIL On December 11th 2002 two motorists called the police reporting of a car veering off the road. A search uncovered a car concealed in dense undergrowth and the long dead driver nearby. The man had in fact been dead for 5 months.
mENO TIL a senior NYC mobster refused a hospital bloodbank transfusion after surgery in case he received African american blood, he then caught HIV from the donation of a fellow mobster’s blood who was an intravenous steriod user
KxgE TIL since the sun doesn’t set all summer long in Alaska, it’s common for cabbage to weigh up to 75lbs. Alaska holds the 2012 world record of 138lbs. [Thanks Good Eats blurb]