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TIL Hobos use symbols to communicate to other hobos

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9wdvp TIL Jacques Cousteau was secretly funded by British millionaire and former MP Thomas Loel Guinness under conditions that Cousteau never ask him for money and that he never reveal his identity
Y7Old Today I learned that Germany still uncovers 2000 tons of unexploded bombs from WWII every year. Disposing of the bombs often requires the evacuation of tens of thousand of residents from their homes.
8woL TIL that there is a town Honduras where once a year, hundreds of small silver fish rain from the sky. Locals are stumped on where the fish come from or why the fish are blind.
ADpGn TIL that Mr. Rogers had a deep friendship with Koko, a gorilla who knew over 1000 words in sign language. He even had her on his series titled "You and I Together", dedicated to helping children get over their fears of meeting new people or being in different situations.
M70eA TIL there is a cave in Romania called the Movile Cave that has been sealed off from the outside world for over 5 million years and contains its own unique ecosystem.