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TIL: Venice was built upon millions off wood piles that were driven into the muds and saltwater of a swamp area. The salt water caused them so solidify and not rot away. Then they were built upon with wood, mud, venetian bricks, and more to create a city with the natural protection of water.

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M7MnK TIL The first stenotype machine (the machine used by court reporters to type shorthand) was invented in 1830.
g7QW TIL: Katrin Himmler, grandniece of SS Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler, has NOT refused to have children to end her great-uncle’s bloodline. She believes the idea of good or evil being passed through bloodlines is itself a reflection of Nazi ideology.
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