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TIL Dubai is building the world’s first indoor city which will be 48 million sq ft (4.5 million sq m)

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VMXyZ TIL that Hugh Jackman worked as a birthday clown named 'Coco' and made just 50 bucks. Jackman admits that he had no magic tricks and was even told off by a 6 year old that he is terrible.
YpXNP TIL "claptrap" is literal: it means low-quality writing meant to goad a play's audience into cheap applause
8Pw8 TIL “PNG” is pronounced “ping”
aOQN TIL That the number of Voodoo Practitioners in New Orleans dropped 90% after Hurricane Katrina
ADYrn TIL of Julie d'Aubigny, a 17th century French swordswoman and opera singer who was challenged to duels by three different noblemen after kissing a young woman at a society ball. She beat all 3 of them. She was later sentenced to death by fire for kidnapping and arson. She survived that too!