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TIL There are still people living in iron lungs
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TIL the location of the world's tallest tree is kept secret to keep the tree safe.
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TIL it can take up to 2,700 liters of water to produce the cotton needed to make a single t-shirt.
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TIL about the lugger, "Greyhound" - a modern 3 masted lugger ferrying cargo between european ports under full/almost-full sail power.
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TIL that instant noodles were invented in response to the mass starvation in Japan following WW2
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TIL the Øresund Bridge, which transitions into an underwater tunnel to connect 12km between Sweden and Denmark by road and rail, also carries a cable which is a main connection hub for much of Europe's internet access