The Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure in the world before the construction of the Empire State Building in 1930.

Pitcher Darold Knowles once pitched all seven games of one World Series.

The Pentagon has twice as many restrooms as necessary. When it was built, segregation was still in place in Virginia, so separate restrooms for blacks and whites were required by law.

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