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TIL in the early 80s there was a wheat field in downtown NYC

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Br1Pd TIL of Derinkuyu, the world’s deepest underground city, capable of holding 20,000 inhabitants.
N7gmP TIL about the Berlin Conference in 1884. 14 European countries held a 6 month long conference to formally divide Africa, so they an invade, overthrow existing governments, and pillage without fighting among each other. By 1902 90% of the continent was owned by European countries.
rRbaM TIL that carpal tunnel syndrome is likely genetic, and there's very little evidence that it's linked to overuse
xgQw TIL There are 18 paths up Mt Everest that have resulted in successful summit attempts. Two of them have fatality rates >50%.
DQdwj TIL about a freediver called Herbert Nitsch which has dived to a depth of 214 meters , gaining the title of ''the deepest man on earth''.