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TIL there is a fake village with fake shops and restaurants that is actually a care home for elderly dementia sufferers in the Netherlands.

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J1ggB TIL of Joseph Samuel, who was hanged thrice and lived.
VMvPm TIL mummies were so plentiful in Egypt in the 1800’s, they were used as fuel for locomotives.
p854O TIL about YomHaShoah, an Israeli national day of remembrance for the Holocaust. One of the most notable events of the day is the blaring of air raid sirens throughout the country for two minutes, during which all public activity ceases.
LQDDp TIL North Korean state media admitted that the founder Kim Il Sung did not have the ability to teleport.
oR5Y TIL in 1980, CEO’s of the largest companies made 42x more than the average worker. Today they make 380x more.