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TIL the concept of private property was unknown to ancient Hawaiians. Instead they had "ahupua'a", a belief system that connected spirituality into the natural landscape. It emphasized the interrelationship of elements and beings and honored them in the activities of daily and seasonal life.

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KN4B TIL that Hitler’s doctor injected him with a solution of water and methamphetamine saying that was which he called “vitamultin”. He kept a diary of the drugs he administered to Hitler, usually by injection (up to 20 times per day). The list include drugs such as heroin as well as poisons
xYGB TIL the US Supreme Court case Baker v. Carr (which enabled federal courts to intervene in redistricting cases) was so contentious that one of the justices chose to retire for stress-related health reasons without giving an opinion.
R5yx8 TIL that the oldest naturally conceiving(no IVF) mother was fifty-nine, Dawn Brooke of Guernsey(A British Crown Dependency), Channel Islands, gave birth to a son by Caesarian section on 20 August 1997, her late ovulation is speculated to have resulted from her hormone replacement therapy
BgWnb TIL Sadleria cyatheoides, or ʻamaʻu, is a fern endemic to Hawaii and is found in lava flows, open areas, and wet forests on all major islands. the ferns young fronds are often tinted red to protect against harmful sun rays
W7RLX TIL that Asperitas clouds create dramatic, wave-like structures in the sky. These rare and striking clouds have an undulating, rough appearance and were only recently classified in 2017. They often appear after thunderstorms and look like a turbulent sea viewed from below.