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TIL there are rainforests in Wales as a result of high humidity and stable temperatures. The EU is funding an effort to maintain them by ridding them of invasive species.

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5YVO9 TIL India still bans gay sex.
V7n0 TIL that a man named Chen Si spends every weekend of his life at the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge (the World’s #1 suicide site) and saves people from jumping. He has saved 144 people from killing themselves so far.
p6oe TIL Penn & Teller rarely socialize when not working together, and don’t consider each other to be close friends. Penn believes that them not being close friends is why the duo has lasted and been successful for so long.
JYx1Q TIL that English Parliament was conducted entirely in French until the 1400s. Even today, bills are formally passed into law with a French phrase: "Le Reyne le veult", meaning "The queen wills it."
JYjvQ TIL Alabama did not repeal its ban on interracial marriage until 2000. 40% of people voted against the repeal.