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TIL The Khejarli massacre in 1730 resulted in 363 protestors being killed while protecting a forest. This gave rise to the "Chipko Movement" also known as "Tree huggers" in India

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PppG TIL serious anthropologist Morris Freilich researched the famous fearlessness of Mohawks in skyscraper construction by getting drunk with them at their favorite bar, until they admitted that running and dancing on high exposed steel was just for show, and they were scared shitless the whole time.
dD6EE TIL There were only 3 squirrels in Philadelphia in 1847, and urban planners put them there to make public parks better for people!
W1DL TIL that two of Saturn’s moons, Janus and Epimetheus, only have an orbital altitude difference of 50km. Due to this, one moon will ‘catch up’ to the other every four years, and they will begin a 100 day process in which they exchange orbital positions.
VBKZk TIL that of the top 5 largest cities in the United States by land area, 4 of them are in Alaska. The largest city, Sitka, has a population of just 8,458.
v1Jjj TIL a woman sued CBS, Showtime, and the New York City subway system because an ad for the show "Dexter" was so scary that it made her fall down a flight of stairs.