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TIL that purple paint on fences and trees means no trespassing in many states

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J1aoV TIL about Charles Mayers a seaman who survived the Halifax explosion. The explosion hurled him several hundred metres in the air and he landed naked on a hill a mile away.
keXE TIL that the building of the Erie Canal is largely considered to be the deciding factor that made NYC the biggest city on the east coast, and not Philadelphia
69QMl TIL Thomas Jefferson regularly attended many different churches and declared "I am of a sect by myself" unlike many of the other devoted founding fathers.
QNLOe TIL that the helicopter used for Airwolf crashed in Germany, killing all 3 on board.
5Yldk TIL the ancient city of Gobekli Tepe in Turkey was built ca. 10,000 BC, is twice as old as Stonehenge, and completely disrupts our ideas of human development and agriculture.