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TIL there is a medieval monastery under construction according to the plans of early ninth-century Saint Gall, using techniques from that era.

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Yyex TIL that a Russian 4 year old left his abusive parents to live with a pack of wild dogs. Before his capture by police, he became the pack leader and escaped authorities three times. He later studied in Military School and served in the Russian Army.
L8kP TIL Japan has a sociological phenomena known as “Hikikomori”, in which there’s an estimated 1 million Japanese who choose to completely isolate themselves from society by rarely or never leaving their homes.
yQxJp TIL during WWII the British planned to build a giant aircraft carrier out of ice (actually a wood pulp/ice mix) to protect the convoys in the Atlantic from German U boats. The project ended owing to rising costs and the development of longer-range aircraft that closed the gap in air coverage.
BgrrW TIL that Wint-O-Green Life Savers make blue sparks in the dark when you bite on them because of "triboluminescence," or light resulting from something being smashed.
MLAB TIL the US State Department charges a fee of $2,350 to any individual who wishes to renounce his or her American citizenship.