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TiL there's a "Women Only" village in Kenya, Africa called Umoja Village that was created in 1990 as a safe haven for women escaping violence

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vZjx TIL that 74 soldiers marched across a bridge at the same rate of the bridges natural frequency (mechanical resonance). This eventually caused the bridge to collapse and ever since the incident, soldiers have been ordered to “break step” when crossing bridges.
16l9D TIL it’s Mourning Dove, not “Morning” Dove
eXBE TIL of Adrian Carton de Wiart. A veteran of 4 wars. He’s been Shot in the stomach, groin, head, hand, ankle, hip, and leg, chewed off a few of his own fingers, survived two plane crashes and lost an eye.
1rYd TIL The inspiration for the episode “Bart Sells His Soul” came from an experience Greg Daniels had in high school when he convinced a bully to sell him his soul and scared him into buying it back. He did it again until he realized the only person who ever profited on souls was Satan.
PYlgV TIL that Leslie David Baker, who played Stanley Hudson on the Office, was a teacher for special needs children before he was an actor.