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TIL of the "Tree That Owns Itself" - A white oak tree in Athens, Georgia, that has legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet (2.4 m) of its base

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4Xld6 TIL about 'baby hatches', places where mothers can safely and anonymously abandon their newborns (usually in hospitals or churches). In Germany, babies abandoned in this way are looked after for 8 weeks, during which time, the mother can 'reclaim' her child without legal repercussions.
xVXj5 TIL A Montana State University Professor sued Wal Mart because they put his occupation as "Toliet Cleaner" on his fishing license
GY4Q7 TIL about “War Babies” a very odd short film from 1934 that featured a bunch of toddlers in diapers acting out creepily grown-up plots. Shirley Temple does stuff like trade kisses for lollipops and says things like “I’m expensive.” Video is in the link.
JnQB TIL in 2003 a Boeing 727 was stolen from an airport in Nigeria. Despite a worldwide search by the FBI and the CIA, it was never found.
lopMG TIL Someone really used to live like Robinson Crusoe