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TIL there is a pile of clothes so big it can be seen from space

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R78XQ TIL of Eyam. A small Northern English village of 350 persons who in 1665 when the plague arrived chose to isolate themselves rather than let the infection spread. 83 survived but their decision stopped further infection in the region.
x6Opw TIL Alex the Parrot is the only animal ever documented asking a question, and it was an existential one
M7oKW TIL: In the first half of the nineteenth century, thousands of black Americans fled from slavery and prejudice. They sailed to West Africa, and 1847 founded the nation of Liberia: a black ethnostate meant to be a haven for African Americans.
lorB TIL whales are getting sun burns due to a weakened ozone layer
D15wP TIL that 2 of the 9/11 plane hijackers took a flight school in Florida to receive flight training, but told their instructors they didn’t need to be taught how to take off or land.