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TIL The Netherlands has the best work-life balance in the world

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awRa9 TIL that 9,000 Fallen Soldiers Were Etched into the Sand on Normandy Beach to Commemorate Peace Day in 2013. This Was Meant As A Stark Visual Reminder Of The Civilians, Germans And Allied Forces Who Died During The D-Day Beach Landings At Arromanches
Z8ZXD TIL 1920s Bootlegger George Remus had one of the worst breakups in history. His wife, owning all his assets, divorced him, tried to have him deported, hired a hitman to kill him, and left him with $100 from a Multi-Million dollar empire.
LgBQ TIL the largest waterfall in the world was completely flooded and destroyed by the construction of the Itaipu Dam in 1982. It is now a reservoir.
RvQ TIL a black man started interviewing KKK members and attending rallies for his book. 13 people left the Klan, including an imperial wizard, due to the friendships he developed over the years.
VZ64 TIL: 2,000-year-old seeds were discovered in 1963 inside an ancient jar in Israel. They were planted in 2005 and a tree that had been extinct for over 1800 years sprouted.