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TIL that Greenland is possibly made up of 3 islands concealed by the ice sheet

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LkW5Z TIL Margaret Thatcher was reportedly more proud of being the first Prime Minister with a science degree than becoming the first woman.
4kAVa TIL that there is a role in system of Bosnia and Herzegovina that has the power to remove public officials from office and pass laws, although it's exclusively held by foreigners
MEZB TIL In 1943, 10 Norwegian Special Operations Executives successfully sabotaged a plant which could produce materials for German nuclear weapons. To do so, they had to descend a 200m ravine, ford an icy river and climb a steep hill. Afterwards, they had to escape 3000 German soldiers.
GAPWQ TIL Via Transilvanica hiking trail in Romania is probably the longest outdoor art exhibition in the world. The path is 1400km long and for each kilometer there is an andesite stone bollard marking the trail, each one hand-sculpted with a unique design.
g0nD TIL the last person found guilty of witchcraft in England was Helen Duncan in 1944. She was famous for using papier mache dolls as ‘spirits’ and fake ectoplasm made of cheesecloth