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TIL the year is 2079, in Nepal

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DQWEP TIL that some skyscrapers have massive pendulums on upper floors to reduce vibrations and swaying
JYERj TIL a boy lived for 12 years with only the brain stem, a condition called anencephaly that usually kills before childbirth.
djDB TIL the First Aid Kit was invented for railroad surgeons who needed sterile equipment to treat their construction workers.
mxewO TIL that the US accidentally created an artificial radiation belt around the earth in 1962, by detonating an hydrogen bomb in the upper atmosphere. It resulted in the destruction or damaging of 30% of the satellites in lower earth orbit, and knocked out electric devices 1 300 km away from the blast
mGnY TIL the most expensive tie in the world is “The Suashish Necktie” - It is made of pure silk, and fashioned from 150 grams of gold, and 271 diamonds