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TIL Yasushi Takahashi left behind his girlfriend for six months to wander across Japan to create an epic marriage proposal. Carrying a GPS, Yassan covered 7,163.7 km mostly by walking, but with some use of a car, ferry and bicycle.

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E1rR7 TIL that Since 1979, Jadav Payeng aka The Forest Man of India has been planting trees every day on the island of Majuli and Jorhat. In that time, he has built a forest reserve covering 1,360 acres and now that place has its own ecosystem.
x0e0 TIL Mongolia has a navy consisting of one ship, crewed by 7 sailors, of which only one can swim.
EYEx TIL that the Battle of Gettysberg, the bloodiest and most significant battle of the American Civil War, ended 150 years ago today.
D11er TIL Clippy was so unpopular at the time, part of Windows XP's marketing was making people aware they could disable him.
5VdYQ TIL 🐦 Birds have a magnetic compass in their beaks made of a mineral called 'magnetite' (Fe3O4) that helps them navigate