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TIL that Abraham Lincoln nearly joined the Donner-Reed Party on their disastrous journey. It was only because of his wife's disapproval that he did not go with his good friend James Reed.

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7dgX TIL Biologists at Osaka University in Japan have discovered a new way to grow the many separate tissues that make up the human eyeball, including retinas, corneas, the eye’s lens, using stem cells extracted from a small sample of adult skin
kJYN1 TIL Poland operated a massive Underground State within its occupied territories in WW2, (with a parliament, army and Civil Service)
OGEg4 TIL about the Japanese term Yaoyorozu No Kami (Eight Million Gods). The idea behind it is that there are countless gods, believed to be present in everything—weather, geography, landscapes, and even in things like tools, rice, kitchens and toilets.
e0YAE TIL about highpointing: The act of ascending the highest point of every American state. Only 10 new people manage to climb them/year, making it more unique than climbing the Mount Everest!
gMeMy TIL gilligan's island was axed to make the network president's wife happy