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TIL that there are no wild snakes in New Zealand.

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W74dN TIL from 1970 to 1994, there was a gift dropping operation for North Sentinel island. Coconuts, buckets, sweet potatoes, Yorkshire hog, red linen, rubber balls, sickles, choppers, bead necklaces and citrus saplings were among the gifts dropped to the island
Oka6 TIL that in 1969 President Richard Nixon had proposed a form of Basic Income (or Negative Income Tax) for poor families in the US, but it was promptly defeated in the senate.
lo5lG TIL Nara was the capital of Japan from 710 to 784 CE. The Nara Period produced some of the most important temples still in use today, including at Todaiji, the largest wooden building in the world at that time, which still houses the largest bronze statue of Buddha ever made
9wBwr TIL that in 1995, a man received a "check" for $95,000 as junk mail. Jokingly, he deposited it into his account. The "check" met all of the legal criteria for a check and was cashed.
NJVJ TIL with enough money anyone can play Carnegie Hall, no audition or invitation needed. You can rent it like any other theater.