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TIL that 35,000 tonnes of the steel in the Burj Khalifa was repurposed from the parliament building of the former state of East Germany.

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1pxr TIL that a man was mauled by a bear, partially buried by friends then woke up and hiked like 200 miles back to camp and survived.
K1wR TIL of Halden Prison, where guards are unarmed and play sports with the inmates. The latter even receive questionnaires about how their prison experience can be improved
R7XM1 TIL 'smart' motorways in the UK, with 70mph speed limits, are built without a breakdown lane. Coroners have ruled that this has contributed to several fatalities, and referred Highways England to prosecutors to consider a corporate manslaughter charge.
KWQJ TIL that NASA observed that astronauts returning to Earth after spending 6 months in space experienced visual acuity changes. A condition they call “Globe Flattening,” believed to be due to a build-up of pressure that changes the shape of the eyeball which changes the optics.
ADrD7 TIL about a jewish tradition where couples are wed in a cemetary to combat plagues