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TIL there's a field of thousands of prehistoric stone jars in Laos

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OoPOa TIL of Alexei Maresyev, a Soviet fighter ace who, upon being shot down, crawled for 18 days and nights back to Soviet territory. Even though his legs had to be amputated due to frostbite, he was soon back in the air with the assistance of prosthetic legs.
RENa TIL on Christmas Day in 1900 the first international phone call was made. John W. Atkins called to Cuba testing to see if it would be possible for voice to be heard through the telegraph lines. After a long silence, Cuba answered with a simple “I don’t understand you.”
5XrB TIL that research shows psilocybin mushrooms sends OCD and OCD-related clinical depression into complete remission. Further studies by the Imperial College London and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine conclude, when used properly, it acts as an antidepressant.
XEeYk TIL there are tribes in India that use 500+ year old trees to make "living bridges" that can hold 50+ people at a time.
ADVRo TIL bananas would not be nearly as available to most of the world if banana-pickers were paid a livable wage.