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TIL that the largest handwritten family tree is in India and can date back upto 900 years old.

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wLeJ8 TIL New York's metropolitan transit authority dumped over 2,500 subway cars into the ocean to create reefs for fish to live in. The project was a success and has been shown off by photographer Stephen Mallon.
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