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TIL that Japan is moving an entire 400-year-old castle 230 feet away to fix its foundations. They’ll move it back in 2021.

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gvdy TIL there is such a thing as a “Therapy Goat” that visits old folks homes to cheer them up!
d8g77 TIL of the Coconut Religion, whose founder was known as His Coconutship. He and his followers created a Coconut Kingdom and promoted an all-coconut diet. The religion's monks are allowed up to 9 wives.
VMAB8 TIL In Greek mythology, Talos was a giant automaton made of bronze to protect Europa in Crete from pirates and invaders. He circled the island's shores three times daily. (One of the earliest known interpretations of artificially made beings in literatures)
1aVa7 TIL slang term "going to the crapper" is attributed to Thomas Crapper, a British plumber which his company sold toilet bowls with his name stamped on them. many believe that he was the inventor of the flushing toilet. the real inventor is John Harrington, therefore the phrase "going to the John".
y1pv TIL In 1953, an Anglican priest founded the Samaritans, the world’s first crisis suicide hotline. He was inspired to do so years previously after serving the funeral of a 14 year old girl who committed suicide because she had begun to menstruate & feared that she had a sexually transmitted disease.