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TIL that since 1980, Reed College in Portland, Oregon has offered an underwater basket weaving class.

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AYVn TIL Chinese versions of Santa Claus often are depicted as playing a saxophone
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wLZaY TIL about the last place on earth where orangutans, rhinos, elephants and tigers still live together in the wild - the Leuser ecosystem in Indonesia. It spans 6 million acres (about 3 times the size of Yellowstone). And it’s heavily endangered from deforestation & human activities/encroachment
MnWK TIL Instead of Following Hitler’s Orders, the German 12th Army Decided to Evacuate as Many Soldiers and Civilians to Surrender to the West Instead of the East in the Closing Days of WW2
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