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TIL that a life vest dispensing drone saved a drowning 14 year old boy on Spanish beach in 2022

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kQ8W TIL in July 2013, Thailand began planting millions of trees by dropping “seed bombs.” The five-year pilot project utilizes aerial reforestation to boost forest regeneration by 2017.
BgRGk TIL That the human eye can see behind itself. The furthest periphery of the human eye is up to 220 and 270 degrees with and without eye movement.
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