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TIL There is a Indian village which celebrates each girl child by planting 111 trees

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JXPm TIL that the Soyuz 11 depressurised 168km above the earch killing the 3 man crew. It was not found that they were dead until the re-entry vehicle was opened, the ground crew even attempted CPR on the crew members even though they had been dead for hours.
nJ77 TIL that American Sign Language has Reddit-level puns. Make like you’re milking a cow. Do this in a sweeping motion across your face. Past-your-eyes milk.
xVwKo TIL about "hypermiling", where drivers double the range of a Tesla by using one motor, no A/C, and no brakes. In 2017 an Italian driver drove a Model S for 670mi (1080km) on a single charge.
deQ TIL there was a phantom island off the coast of Ireland called Hy-Brasil, which was not discounted till 1865, seven years before its last sighting.
oB9Br TIL in 1990, Danny Bonaduce was arrested for attempting to buy cocaine on his way to host a D.A.R.E. event.