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1aMb7 TIL that there is a tree that legally "owns itself" and the land within 8 feet of the tree
neyao TIL about beach theft, or the illegal removal of large quantities of sand from a beach leading to full or partial disappearance of the beach. In 2008 in Jamaica, someone stole approximately 500 truckloads of sand from a beach, effectively making it "disappear".
d8d07 TIL Living up to 5 months, Labord's chameleons are the shortest-lived land vertebrate in the world and are only found in Madagascar. Hatching at the start of the wet season, they rapidly develop into adulthood, feeding, mating, females lay eggs, then all adults die off as the dry weather returns.
N7d5J TIL during WWII a Japanese Kamikaze hit the USS Missouri and his body landed on deck. Though an unpopular decision, the Captain demanded a proper burial for the Japanese soldier. He explained to his crew that: after death, he is no longer your enemy, and the crew hand stitched a Japanese flag.
VMAZ TIL that in the midst if the sexual abuse scandal involving the church, the pope was granted immunity from everything to do with a coverup and anything to do with the rape or molestation of children involving the clergy. He was granted this immunity by President George W Bush. 15:00 into the video