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TIL In a war torn small town in Colombia a public school was built with a bunker to protect children from firefights between armed groups.

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v16eD TIL Steven Spielberg was originally set to direct the "Harry Potter" film with Haley Joel Osment cast as Harry, however dropped the project due to creative differences with J.K. Rowling.
NXpgP TIL that the power grid in eastern Japan runs at 50 Hz, while the western runs at 60 Hz
mx0Wy TIL about David Vetter, a child who lived with a severely weakened immune system meaning that he spent the majority of his life inside a sterile bubble. In 1997 researchers from NASA create a specialized space suit for him, allowing him to walk outside his bubble for the first time.
MePk8 TIL A sacrifice zone is a geographic area that has been permanently impaired by environmental damage or economic disinvestment, often through locally unwanted land use. The term commonly applies to industrial areas, like lead smelters, that have not been maintained or do not meet modern standards.
kODBB TIL: for April fools Day 1957 the BBC programme panorama made a hoax video exploring the bountiful 'Spaghetti Harvest' that year