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TIL that since the 1920s, excessive pumping of groundwater at thousands of wells in California's San Joaquin Valley has caused land in sections of the valley to sink by as much as 28 feet (8.5 meters)

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pdpA TIL that the motto of Detroit translates from Latin as “We hope for better things; it will arise from the ashes”.
XEwrr TIL that The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only one of the 7 Wonders of the World still standing today. The other 6 have all been destroyed by earthquakes and other natural disasters.
WL68 TIL Teddy Roosevelt was involved in a bar fight, which began after a man bullied him for wearing glasses. Teddy, being an experienced boxer, knocked the man out cold after one punch.
wkRo TIL that between the 14th and 17th century, Europe was prone to incidents of “Dancing Mania” where up to thousands of people danced erratically for days, weeks, or months. Many collapsed from exhaustion; some died.
lj1V TIL A Humanist can have a faith or belief in god. The difference is that a humanist will be guided by their conscience over a teaching of a religion.