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TIL there is a tribe in India that has passed down for generations the art of manipulating tree roots to create a system of “living” bridges.

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wL1aY TIL that the 1932 film "I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang" helped bring an end to the widespread use of chain gangs in the American South.
pQGN TIL in 1825 the Baron of Renfrew, one of the largest wooden ships ever built, set sail from Anse du Fort, Quebec to London, England. Her mission, to be scrapped for wood on arrival in order to exploit a loophole in British lumber tariffs. She sunk 650 miles offshore.
6EWjW TIL a Florida brewery created edible six-pack rings that feed animals instead of killing them
0Np TIL a French writer managed to write a 300 pages novel, entirely without using the letter ‘e’
4k4LR TIL during the WW2 there were a secret hospital for 120 partisans in Slovenia, hidden in the forest behind a torrent, that remained secret for over 2 years that, despite fervent attempts by enemy forces-Nazi, it was never discovered. Now it’s a museum candidate to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site