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TIL the largest centipede which ever existed was tall enough to rear up and look a human in the eyes.

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j68mQ TIL Province House in the British colony of Prince Edward Island was completed in 1848. It housed the 1864 Charlottetown Conference which led to the birthplace of Canada's Confederation in 1867. However, the conference's original intent was only to discuss a Maritime Union
M7RgB TIL that 90% of indigenous people of Americas were wiped out because of "disease". Not because of technological advances of europeans which was my previous belief.
5YAa8 TIL Doune Castle in Scotland, where Monty Python filmed "Holy Grail" movie, rents coconut shells to tourists
a8wGM TIL Dr. Richard M. Bucke, Medical Superintendent for the London Asylum for the Insane 1877-1902, advocated gynecological surgery on women as a treatment for insanity. In over 200 surgeries on women including 16 hysterectomies, he claimed 71 of his patients were cured or their mental health improved
Bx0W TIL there is an island the size of Manhattan in the Bay of Bengal whose inhabitants have had almost no contact with the outside world. It may be the last such place on earth.