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TIL Sealand is a micronation that was founded on a abandoned sea fort

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neQmo TIL That in 1978, a group of 18 farmers from Xiaogang Village in Anhui Province, China, secretly agreed to abandon collectivism and adopt private property rights by subdividing their collective farm. The change resulted in a harvest larger than the previous five years combined.
E1G8d TIL Daniel Kish is a blind man who taught himself to navigate by echolocation (like bats) by making swift clicking sounds that reflected from objects around him. Using these reflected sounds, he makes a mental image of his surroundings. He now trains others to 'see' the world like he does.
VBQD0 TIL that worldwide spending on digital transformation is expected to hit a 1.8 trillion USD in 2024 and then soar even higher to 2.8 trillion USD by 2025. Also, almost seven out of ten workers have too much work to do every day.
78WXO TIL the Barton Aqueduct, which carries the Bridgewater canal over the river Irwell in England, was demonstrated to Parliament using a model made from Cheshire cheese.
d8A68 TIL: Chinos got their name from the Spanish who named them "pantalones chinos" (Chinese Pants) because they were made from Chinese cloth.