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TIL the Mosque of Paris saved Jews during WWII by providing them with fake Muslim IDs.

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J11Kj TIL about phantom islands, islands which were included on maps for a period of time, but were later found not to exist
xVO71 TIL that in 1980 a drilling rig in Lake Peigneur drilled into a mine underneath the lake causing the lake to drain, a connecting canal to flow backward, the highest waterfall in LA, and 400-foot geysers. Eleven barges, the drilling rig, one tugboat, and 65 acres were destroyed.
RLWj TIL President Reagan once wrote a letter to a boy who was requesting federal funds to clean his room.
EbB7 TIL that in the early days of baseball, players would often steal across the field from first base to third.
W706Y TIL A study done by Zoo Atlanta observing panda maternal behavior showed that mothers were found to care differently for males than for females during the early part of development