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TIL There is a species of broccoli called Lieutenant Broccoli.

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4v8a TIL that the Eiffel Tower is not painted one uniform color. The darker top gradually turns to the lighter bottom so that it is perceived to be the same color.
0wpON TIL the September 11 terror attacks on the WTC released a dust cloud of toxic asbestos fibers across Manhattan, with an estimated 410,000 people exposed. It is believed lung cancer and mesothelioma cases in the city will reach a peak in the year 2041 (four decades after 9/11)
9wMZ6 TIL Korea's Gyeongbok Palace’s size is about 60~80% percent of China's Forbidden City but Beijing is about 27 times bigger than Seoul. Almost all the buildings in Gyeongbokgung were destroyed due to Japanese invasion and Korean War, so they were reconstructed later
WdeL TIL Leonard Nimoy fought to get pay equity for Nichelle Nichols on Star Trek in the 1960s
gMYR7 TIL that the European colonial powers used indentured workers from India as cheap labor after the end of slavery