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TIL Singapore imports so much sand that Indonesia has actually lost islands- Indonesia counts its islands before it's too late

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4GDN TIL that until the early 20th century, young boys wore dresses or gowns until around the age of 8, when they reached the age of breeching, an important rite of passage in the lives of small boys when they wore breeches or trousers for the first time.
lPlB TIL that a University of Montreal study on the porn-viewing habits of men was cancelled when the researcher was unable to find any men who had never watched porn.
GY4l7 TIL of Turritopsis Nutricula, a jellyfish that returns to its polyp stage after becoming old, effectively becoming immortal.
JYPM8 TIL Queen Elizabeth II stopped breeding Welsh Corgis so none would outlive her. Her last Corgi died in April of 2018.
JYZA8 TIL that the northernmost battle of the American Civil War happened in St. Albans, Vermont. 21 Confederates arrived via Canada and checked into local hotels over the course of a week, before staging three bank robberies, stealing $3.4 million dollars (inflation-adjusted) and fleeing back to Canada