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TIL in the 1600s to avoid slavery a group of Africans on St. Vincent Island acquired the customs and language of the Native American group Kalipona so that Europeans would consider them to be native and leave them alone.

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WkAW8 TIL that there is a shanytown on the edge of Seoul's affluent Gangnam District, created by people evicted from houses in low-income areas demolished prior to the 1988 Olympics, who came there as their last refuge. It has 2500-4000 residents, mostly impoverished elderly, living in shacks and trailers
yQK8M TIL actress Judi Dench is growing a forest on her property in Surrey, England dedicated to loved ones in her life who have passed on. Every time a friend or relative dies, she plants a tree in their honor. She started the tradition after the death of her husband, actor Michael Williams.
OoMnR TIL of a study that showed Empathic People Get Burned Out Easily, Scientists Recommend Compassion Instead
4XNPR TIL butterflies in your stomach are caused by a reduction of blood flow to the stomach due to a fight or flight response.
4kRK6 TIL during five periods since 1990, Delaware has been the only U.S. state without any scheduled commercial airline flights. The periods were 1993 through 1998, 2000 to 2006, April 2008 to June 30, 2013, April 2015 and February 2021, and most recently from June 2022 to January 2023.