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TIL NASA mapping satellites discovered Mayan ruins that were overgrown by the jungle

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pY9jN TIL the process of electing a Doge in the Venetian Republic began with an official going to a nearby plaza, grabbing the first boy he saw, and forcing them to choose ballots out of a box. The process subsequently lasted 10 more rounds of "torturous, ridiculous, and profound" election performance.
XE7aP TIL - Stan Lee was a WW-II Veteran - Enlisted after Pearl Harbor.
9w0w6 TIL that Ray Bradbury wrote "The Halloween Tree" (1972) as a result of being disappointed after watching "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" - due to what he believed was the television special's lackluster depiction of Halloween
a8Z0 TIL A man was trapped under his dead 224 lbs wife for 3 days after she fell down the stairs on top of him
78ML7 TIL that Volkswagen had a huge ranch in the Brazilian Amazonia and is accused of have used modern slaves in the 70s and 80s