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TIL April 17 is National Horny Day

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E1wO0 TIL that before he was killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand supported idea of reforming his empire into Triple monarchy by giving Slavic peoples equal representation in the empire
QN7Je TIL the "Redwood of the East" - a 100ft-tall tree that once covered 25% of Eastern US forests, produced tons of food, and built America's industrial backbone - lost 99.9% of its population to a catastrophic blight.
1aNOX TIL in 2017, the University of Akron in Ohio banned carved pumpkins in the dorms. So instead, student Alex Shwarz carved a pineapple. The school threw it out as it would attract rodents and bugs. To retaliate, Schwarz craved an army of mini Jack-o-Lanterns from apples. The school finally gave up.
5Y4Zr TIL that a gorilla’s punch has 1300-2700 pounds of force. That’s enough to shatter a human skull with one hit
w8y8 TIL there is a residential development in China called Sky City that is a “Faux Paris,” complete with Parisian statues and an Eiffel Tower. The development has few residents and almost no businesses, giving it an abandoned, creepy feel. (pictures)