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4kgpg TIL about the Charter of the Forest of 1217, an English charter which re-established for free men rights of access to the royal forest that had been eroded by King William the Conqueror and his heirs. It remained in force for 754 years, being superseded only in 1971
v1ln7 TIL John Snow's influence helped create the modern sewer system
nem4r TIL of a section of passenger railroad in Alaska call the Hurricane Turn. Rather than making scheduled station stops, it operates as a flag-stop meaning passengers in this remote area can simply wave the train down to stop. It's one of the last true flag-stop trains in the U.S.
RJW4 TIL the custom of standing for the National Anthem was started by an Irish immigrant in 1893.
VBrvD TIL there is a Filipino dish called pinapaitan, a kind of goat stew. It is seasoned with the goat’s bile (which makes it bitter) and offal, such as tripe, kidneys, liver, heart, intestines, pancreas, spleen, hide, or blood. One researcher suggested that men consume the dish as a display of machismo.