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TIL that there's a village in the Netherlands called Poortugaal. It's home to a couple thousand people.

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GL64 TIL American intelligence analysts were able to identify Soviet military bases in Cuba from aerial photos during the Cold War. Cuban military bases had baseball fields; the Soviets had soccer fields.
d88DE TIL US “government cheese” was created to maintain the price of dairy when dairy industry subsidies artificially increased the supply of milk and created a surplus that was then converted into cheese, butter, or dehydrated powder. The cheese was stored in over 150 warehouses across 35 states.
9wrA7 TIL about Mama Kannon Temple in Japan, which is dedicated to motherhood and is commonly known as the "breast temple." The temple addresses breast related problems such as cancer and breastfeeding difficulties.
jbdX TIL That when a UK autoshop mechanic saw the Google Street View car coming his way, he staged a murder scene. Police paid the shop a visit a year later after the image was finally spotted on Street View.
0wgXA TIL Ants manage large-scale infrastructure projects with no coordination at all. Each ant acts alone, solving problems such as removing obstructions as they are encountered. Research points to the simple, evolutionary energy-saving principle of: "If you do not need to communicate, don't!"