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TIL the architectural design of Chicago is in part based off the beliefs of the religious visionary Emmanuel Swedenborg.

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wLv5Y TIL Michael Jackson is cited as the "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time" in the Guinness World Records book. In total he has 39 official world records.
5VdDP TIL the piña colada's creation/origin is hotly contested and claimed by the restaurant Barrachina (in 1963) and the Caribe Hilton Hotel (in 1954), both located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. However, a cocktail book by a London Hotel included the drink. This book was published in 1930.
XEOXk TIL In the late 90’s Eminem played his then unreleased song Just The Two Of Us for Will Smith who said “You’re either gonna be the biggest flop in Hip Hop, or you’re gonna be the biggest thing that we’ve ever seen in Hip Hop.”
d8GvB TIL that the amount of sunlight that reaches Earth's surface within 1.5 hours has enough energy to satisfy the world's energy consumption for an entire year.
d5yZ TIL that when asked if he thinks his book genuinely upsets people, Salman Rushdie said “The world is full of things that upset people. But most of us deal with it and move on and don’t try and burn the planet down. There is no right in the world not to be offended. That right simply doesn’t exist”