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TIL that the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire has been a protected forest since 1066, when the Normans reserved it for royal hunting.

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76GM TIL that that guy from Primitive Technology is based in far north Queensland, Australia, he worries about snakes (land of nope) and he stays silent to focus on the action ‘in favor of pure demonstration’.
0dNmN TIL the Mongols were not tribal people but had their own feudal-like institutions.
N84E TIL The Nazis planned a giant tank, 15 times the size of the largest tank ever. The P 1500 ‘Monster’ was like a land-going battleship: too big for road or rail (its 1500 tonne weight would destroy them), with a crew of 100+. Despite initially having Hitlers OK, the P 1500 was eventually scrapped.
8rWG TIL Led Zeppelin let Ben Affleck use “When the Levee Breaks” in Argo with condition he digitally alter the player’s needle drop to correct spot on the record.
yQ6Jw TIL of the Pamir, the last commercial sailing ship, operated until 1957