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TIL that for 137 years, Barcelona's Sagrada Familia was being constructed illegally. It only got its building permit in 2019 when authorities found out it didn't have one in 2016.

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Z8XVR TIL In 1745 The Earl of Kilmarnock a Jacobite rebel was beheaded on Tower Hill. John Thrift the executioner was visibly upset and burst into tears when the Earl of arrived. This gave rise to the bizarre scene of the man who was about to die comforting his executioner.
Wk9ML TIL that a Colombian man died after a parasitic worm in his gut developed cancer which ultimately spread into his body
M7YAm TIL in 1977 George Lucas made a deal with Steven Spielberg, 2.5% of A New Hope's profit for 2.5% of Close Encounters of the Third Kind's profit (George thought Close Encounters was certain to outperform A New Hope). This deal netted Spielberg over $40M dollars. He still earns money from it today.
V6wB TIL that during a UK National Election, British media coverage is ‘restricted to uncontroversial factual accounts, such as the appearance of politicians at polling stations or the weather’
xVKKo TIL When Jimmy Carter got elected President, he got a phone call from Elvis Presley. "He was totally stoned and didn't know what he was saying. His sentences were almost incoherent".