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TIL of Mostar Bridge that crosses the Neretva River in Bosnia Herzegovina is one of the tour stop for Red Bull Diving World Series since 2015. It was constructed in 1557, destroyed in Croat-Bosnian war in 1993. Restored in 2004, the bridge is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2005.

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GY8og TIL there were plans to have a spinoff show of "The Office" with Dwight Schrute running a bed-and-breakfast and beet farm. It was never picked up, but the pilot was filmed and later added into the ninth season of the show, titled "The Farm".
78aLP TIL that Cecil Fielder and his son Prince Fielder are tied for 126th on the Major League Baseball home run list, with each having scored 319 in their career.
gkwL TIL in 1999, a farmer got sentenced to death in the Philippines for growing seven plants of cannabis
VMNxk TIL that Da Vinci loathed Michelangelo’s drawings, comparing Michelangelo’s muscular figure depictions to a “sack of walnuts” devoid of human grace.
Zwpp TIL a man born premature with cerebral palsy, was unable to swallow on his own until the age of 1, is blind, was unable to speak or walk until the age of 16, began playing Tchaikovsky’s Concerto No.1 on piano in the middle of the night at age 16. He now can play any song after hearing it only once.