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TIL Douglas Tompkins, founder of The North Face Company, purchased and conserved over 2 million acres of land in Chile and Argentina, becoming one of world’s largest private land owners

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JYAn1 TIL men who marry after 25 tend to live longer than men who marry younger.
nWppP TIL about the Liber Paradisus (Paradise Book), a law text promulgated in 1256 by the city of Bologna (Italy) which proclaimed the abolition of slavery and the release of serfs. On 25 August 1256, the head of city government announced the liberation of about 6,000 serfs, owned by 400 lords
p88kp Street names aside, who comes up with crazy non-words like Zyrtec, tenofovir and Xeljanz?
Kg4 TIL that Richard Harris was afraid of his career being remembered for his role as Professor Dumbledore, but took the part because his granddaughter threatened never to speak to him again.
91dD TIL The term “Fragging” used in video games originated during the Vietnam War, and was the act of throwing a live grenade in your commanding officers tent while he slept… with over 900 cases towards the end of the war.