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TIL Late Empire of China banned Mining because of the traditional cosmological beliefs which regarded the land as a sacred legacy. This ban was lifted in 19th century in order to oppose European and American colonial imperialism and invasion

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R71j7 TIL that the Discordian calendar has five 73-day seasons: Chaos, Discord, Confusion, Bureaucracy, and The Aftermath; and 73 five-day weeks, with the days Sweetmorn, Boomtime, Pungenday, Prickle-Prickle, and Setting Orange. One of the holidays is Multiversal Underwear Day (August 10/Bureaucracy 3)
LQYm9 TIL that the Potomac River near Washington, D.C., is primarily freshwater. However, during extremely high tides or significant storm surges, brackish water—a mixture of saltwater and freshwater will go as far upriver as DC.
QJDMp TIL Blue street lights may reduce crime and suicides
Bply TIL There exists a game where you solve 7-dimensional Rubik’s Cubes
M7NYK TIL that continents move at the same rate fingernails grow