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TIL about Shani Shingnapur, an Indian village with no doors.

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8emWL TIL of Nzeli, a female Gorilla monitored by the Fossey foundation: at 37 years old, she has been observed voluntarily switching between family groups 10 different times, occasionally leaving her infants behind
YAEr TIL In the early 90s, shortly after Crystal Pepsi was released, Coca-Cola developed a clear version of their Tab cola. However, they intentionally developed it to fail so as to taint the reputation of and take down Crystal Pepsi in an act of kamikaze.
6EaEW TIL Tremont Street subway in Boston is the oldest underground rail in North America. Third oldest in the world after London and Budapest.
leGK TIL that US Law does not protect speech that is “likely to provoke the average person to retaliation”
ROKw TIL Kurt Russell smashed a priceless 145-year-old Martin guitar filming ‘The Hateful 8’. The guitar was supposed to be swapped for a prop, but through miscommunication Russell just kept acting. As a result, the Martin Museum will never again load guitars for film “under any circumstance”.