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TIL that so many men died in World War I that serious proposals were made to bring back polygamy. One German expert estimated that Europe had 10 million more women than men, and stated that unless farmers and others were allowed two wives, “30-40% of German women will remain spinsters”.

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mxmDM TIL that every year, the Colombian Army provides an armed escort during the migration period of black crabs, which are only found on the island of Providencia
WkJYd TIL architect Edmund Bacon (Kevin Bacon's dad) illegally skateboarded across Philadelphia's LOVE Park, the plaza he helped design, to protest the city's skateboard ban.
n7vP TIL gamers in the ‘80s could photograph their TV with a high score showing and mail it in, and Activision would send back a patch.
negMG TIL that the pseudonym Mark Twain actually comes from an archaic name for two fathoms, and that previous iterations of his name included “Josh” and “Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass”.
M4RB TIL that one of Bolivia’s oldest silver mines has claimed the lives of an estimated 8 million people in the past 500 years. It is known as the ‘Mountain that eats men" and is still mined with pick and shovel today.