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TIL that black roses occur in nature in only one tiny village in Turkey

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7r7rO TIL in Scandinavia the Kiruna to Narvik electrified railway carries iron ore down a steeply graded route. On the way down the trains generate large amounts of electricity by regenerative braking, which is sufficient to power the empty trains back up the track and pump excess energy into the grid.
6LQ TIL that a 1,000 year old “fish trap” made of stones was found off the British coast with Google Maps
J0wv TIL the 4th and 5th tallest structures on Earth are TV antennae serving Fargo, North Dakota.
pY9AG TIL Dogs yawn to deflect a threat. If a person or another animal approaches a dog, that dog may avert his gaze and yawn. It's a dog's way of saying that he feels threatened or anxious
X00Gr TIL 90% of sub-Saharan Africa's cultural heritage is in the possession of Western collections