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TIL there is a restaurant in Las Vegas that has a four story high wine tower inspired by Mission Impossible and the waiters fly around it suspended by wires

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awae9 TIL of Bartkira, a Simpsons version of the Akira manga drawn by hundreds of artists where all the original characters are replaced by Simpsons characters
Z19D TIL that shipping is the most important industry in Greece. Greek shipping companies control the world’s largest merchant fleet of over 5000 ships including, among others, 1/3 of world’s tankers and ¼ of all bulk carriers by tonnage. Greek flag is the first-most-used internationally for shipping.
kxl4 TIL of the largest hotel suite in the world, located 22 stories under the surface in the Grand Canyon Caverns. One night for two people in this 65 million year old cave is $700
VoBm TIL that 3M, creators of Scotch Tape and Post-It notes, sells e-readers for libraries to lend out, along with its own cloud library.
101d TIL that cats do not so much view their human owners as parents or caretakers, but as inexplicably large, non-hostile cats that just happen to be their roommates.