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TIL that The Netherlands has the tallest average height in Europe and Romania has the shortest.

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JnGl TIL $41 billion worth of gift cards have likely gone unredeemed from 2005 to 2011.
5VPgp TIL In 1728, a mason left a ladder by accident in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. It is still there today. This so-called "immovable ladder" can't be moved because any changes to a Christian site in the Holy Land require the approval of six different Christian communities.
NXbO1 TIL - The Mani Peninsula of Greece contained the last remnants of Spartans, the last of the Roman Empire to convert to Christianity, never fully conquered by Ottomans, the source of the Greek war of Independence, contains a cave to Hades and a temple that Roman Generals and Emperors would visit
PYgGg TIL in Avatar: The Last Airbender, the bending styles for each element were influenced by a different Chinese martial art. For example, earthbenders use movements inspired by Hung Gar––chosen for its firmly rooted stances and powerful strikes as a representation of the solidity of earth.
ByBk TIL that all our issues with open internet/net neutrality and the lack of provider options comes from an FCC ruling on March 14th, 2002. The man who made that decision is now head of the cable industry trade group.