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TIL that there’s a Fish Doorbell in Utrecht, Netherlands, where viewers ring the bell to help fish pass through a boat lock

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gk8y TIL Amy Schumer was once arrested for grand larceny, but used her relation to a U.S. senator to plead down the charge
4GPo TIL Medieval Castles went up in a clockwise spiral to give defenders a sword fighting advantage
Agvw TIL in 1914 the British made their first gas attack by releasing 140 tons of chlorine gas and hoping the wind would blow it into German trenches. However, a sudden shift wind direction blew it into their own trenches injuring almost 2000 British soldiers.
wbG7 TIL that prior to D-Day, the largest naval landing in world history was Caesar’s invasion of Britain in 54 BC.
8aOyV TIL necrogamy (posthumous marriage) is legal in France. The living partner must send the President a request, have a serious reason, prove the couple were planning to marry, and get approval from the family of the deceased. At the ceremony, the living partner stands next to a picture of their fiancé