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TIL in Germany, escaping from prison is not punishable due to ‘freedom’ being a basic human instinct

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JapB TIL that the locations of the world’s tallest and oldest trees are kept top secret to avoid tourist crowds damaging them and their surroundings.
yVNQv TIL that Quebec is the only place in North America where child labour at any age remains legal
awbLb Til that there are huge, diverse 'kelp forests' underwater stretching for thousands of miles, found around coastlines on every continent except Antarctica. Darwin said of their ecosystem "I can only compare these great aquatic forests with the terrestrial ones in the intertropical regions."
1arEW TIL In 1947, Harry Truman became the first President to make an official visit to Mexico City. "I have never had such a welcome in my life," he told the Mexican legislature as hundreds of thousands of people poured into the streets to see and cheer an American President for the first time
ne059 TIL In 2013, a gold cast of Nelson Mandela's hand was sold for $31,000. Five years later, the owner sold it for $10 million.