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epvAk TIL KR Ushakumari an Indian teacher rows a boat and treks through forests everyday to teach tribal children. She rows a boat and do a steep uphill trek to reach the school. these are woods with elephants and leopards. It is a journey she has been taking for 17 years now.
a819M TIL the German “ß” has no historical connection with the Greek “β” or the Gothic “𐌱”, but the Germans tried to abolish it too
8a6OZ TIL that male chicks are disposed of only days after birth, considered an "unwanted byproduct." They are killed by carbon dioxide gassing or maceration
yQMee TIL Monty Hall was born Monte Halparin. Excluded from medical school due to secret quotas restricting the number of Jewish students, he got a job in broadcasting. His station misspelled and shortened his names, making him Monty Hall. He co-created and hosted "Let's Make a Deal" for almost 30 years.
XEjoj TIL that Idaho dropped beavers with parachutes from airplanes because the beavers we're destroying rich people's summer homes.