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TIL in Hong Kong, men whose ancestors lived in villages of Hong Kong before 1898 can get a free land to build their own house.

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OGA6X TIL only the CIA (Cartel In America) can run drugs in the US. Read about Fort Apache being seized by the government after Kramer‘s arrest for smuggling 🏁 Full story in our print edition #powerboat #freebenkramer #vehiculemagazine
N7Rk6 TIL that in 1859 a 2 hour telegraph conversation between Portland and Boston was able to be had without the use of any battery power. This was due to an aurora borealis generating enough electric current in the telegraph wires.
1Vld TIL that a young French soldier requested service in the Russian military and was rejected twice. That young man was Napoleon Bonaparte.
ep5Wn TIL few species are known to go through menopause, with humans and chimpanzees being the only documented primates. Scientists aren't sure why.
YpYVx TIL that a state in India called Uttar Pradesh, with area the size of Michigan, has a population of over 240 million.