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TIL that the giant Sequoia trees that grow famously in California are also flourishing in GERMANY!

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WgX4 TIL it is illegal for a US citizen to participate in boycott against Israel,we even have a government office tasked with ensuring that no boycotts of Israel are created ,the US Office of Antiboycott Compliance
EQk7 TIL that Lawrence Summers used to be the President of Harvard, but was forced to resign following comments he made suggesting that discrimination might not be the main reason men outnumber women in tenured STEM positions at top universities.
WkR8B TIL there are 14 abandoned stations on the London Underground, including one used by Government during WW2
GJeG TIL that many countries have built wildlife crossings; structures that allow animals to cross man made barriers. In the US they have been used to protect Mountain Goats in Montana, Spotted Salamanders in Massachusetts, Bighorn Sheep in Colorado, Desert Tortoises, and endangered Florida Panthers
QNZZa TIL in 1985, the French President François Mitterrand authorized a state-sponsored terror attack on New Zealand soil, killing a Dutch citizen.