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TIL most coconuts in Thailand are harvested by trained monkeys

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kJ6bd TIL 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas is a nuclear bomb research and waste site that has detonated over a 1000 nuclear bombs between 1951-1992. It is one of the most contaminated places in the US. The site offers monthly public tours.
1AbO TIL the world’s most extreme toilet is located in Siberia at the edge of a cliff, 2,600m (over 8,500 feet) above sea level.
e0w7D TIL: A Teenage Hacker Figured Out How to Get Free Data on His Phone, simply by visiting any url containing "/speedtest"
oBBgL TIL: Return of a soldier from World War I (1914-18). Veterans Day is on Nov 11th - this novel depicts about the mental trauma experienced by soldiers in World War I. How a carefree young man become a soldier was burdened by his traumatic experiences.
xLb0 TIL Plant life could not exist without lightning.