Things I learned lately 7 June

• The Toronto City Hall was designed by Finnish architect Viljo Revell. The design was chosen through an international competition held in 1958, which attracted more than 500 entries from 42 countries. Revell's innovative and modernist design features two curved towers of differing heights wrapping around a saucer-like council chamber, creating a distinctive and iconic architectural landmark for the city. Viljo Revell died in 1964, just before the building was officially opened in 1965.
• Words that have their roots in Viking language (Old Norse): sky; skull; skill; they; them; their; are; take; crawl; dazzle; guess; trust; slaughter; ransack; club; knife; berserk; husband; skirt; egg; any place name ending in -by or -thorne or -thwaite or -wick; Thursday.
• Saudi Arabia wants to build a 2 km high tower. No details yet, but it is supposedly in design. 
• The reason why Manhattan’s financial district is located where it is, is because this is close to the location of the original docks.
• What is now Stanley Park in Vancouver used to be a military reserve.