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TIL that ancient Singapore Stone was written in an unknown language, and may never be deciphered.

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gMlX TIL There is a tree that has legal ownership of itself and all land within eight feet (2.4 m) of its base.
QJayL TIL the Cave of Swallows in Mexico is the largest cave shaft in the world, being almost 1,000 feet wide at the bottom and 1,100 feet deep, and it's home of many birds, but despite its name, almost no swallows
84YX TIL in the 1971 film “Wake In Fright”, a visitor is trapped in an Outback town awash with booze and depression. At a special screening a Australian audience member stood up and yelled “That’s not us!” to which a cast member yelled back “Sit down, mate. It is us.” The once-lost movie is on YouTube.
grjvD TIL that Grover Cleveland, while unmarried, fathered a child out of wedlock with a woman named Maria Halpin. He initially denied paternity but later admitted to financial support. His opponents even used the chant: “Ma, ma, where’s my pa? Gone to the White House, ha ha ha!”
bp04 TIL that the common belief that a scorpion surrounded by fire will sting itself to death is untrue. When exposed to rapid heat, the nervous system spasms uncontrollably, leading to what looks like the scorpion stinging itself.