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TIL American environmentalist John Francis made the decision to refrain from speaking for a day in order to improve his ability to hear his detractors. He made it into a silent commitment for 17 years. He attended school for those 17 years, even receiving a PhD.

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wooyM TIL Snowman Trek is one of the most difficult hiking trails in the world. Located in Bhutan, created by the yak herders, it is the longest hiking trail of the country. It takes about 25 days to complete, most of the trekkers do not complete the hike due to hard weather, duration, and high altitude.
VBOx4 TIL Coca Cola released a German advert celebrating the 75th anniversary of Fanta’s 1940 founding in Nazi Germany. Before it got pulled, it stated it wanted to “bring the feeling of the good old times back.”
b9KAQ TIL of Rebecca Twigg. After winning two Olympic medals in cycling, six world championships, and appearing in Vanity Fair, Sports Illustrated, and numerous commercials, Twigg abruptly dropped out of the sport, had trouble holding down a desk job, and has been living on the street for years.
Y7x9Z TIL Dabitum, a slave-girl during the Old Babylonian period (c. 1900–1600 BC), is known today for her letter to her slave master concerning a miscarriage, which she wrote either herself or with the help of a scribe, to the absent father to communicate the distressing news and beg for help
RDwj TIL that France gives a medal to citizens who have “successfully raised several children with dignity.”