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TIL The first natural gas pipeline was in China before 500BC using bamboo pipes

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l7NDV TIL that the second largest Hindu temple in the world is in New Jersey
1aL1d TIL Jack Livesey fabricated a military record that included service in the Falklands War, 20 years in the parachute regiment and reaching the Colour Sergeant rank. He worked as a historian and lecturer on the basis of these falsehoods; in reality he simply served as an army cook for 3 years.
REPQ TIL that there’s an hourglass in Budapest that takes a full year to run out. It takes four people almost an hour to turn it.
nebdd TIL That the majority of the Higgins boats which delivered troops to the D-Day invasion beaches were piloted by members of the U.S. Coast Guard.
YrvA TIL that living in an area where you can see the ocean has been found to reduce psychological stress, even after controlling for factors such as income and neighborhood status.