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TIL That a group of Carmelite monks in Wyoming are building themselves a gothic monastery using 3D design software and stone-carving robots

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kJojd TIL that Canada still has 91% of the forest cover that it had at the beginning of European settlement
woXW7 TIL that James Lovelock, an English scientist, performed experiments regarding the cryopreservation of small rodents. His work found that hamsters could successfully be revived with no adverse effects after having 60% of the fluids in their brain frozen. The hamsters were thawed using microwaves.
OoogY TIL Shirley Temple, the infamous child star from the 1930s, was heavily involved in politics. She was a United Nations delegate, and also a United States ambassador to several countries.
kx8B TIL that in the ‘90’s, copies of “Lassie” VHS tapes were intercut with racy porn videos and distributed back around video stores in their original packaging
DQQPJ TIL Yakuza bosses in Japan aren’t allowed to buy smartphones and are forced to use old 3G flip phones