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TIL There is growing evidence the Amazon Rainforest was actually planned and maintained by indigenous populations by improving the soil and increasing biodiversity

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5Ykgn TIL that refrigerators with the freezer on the upper part is more energy efficient than those with the freezer on the lower part. This is because colder air is denser, and if the freezer compartment is on the top, cold air can just passively move to the fridge compartment on the lower part.
4XJlo TIL about WASP: the Women Airforce Service Pilots, civilian female pilots who flew in non combat situations for the US Army during WWII
9wdAX TIL that approx. half a second of the first prime time, lesbian kiss on British TV was included in the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony, and broadcast to 76 countries where homosexuality is a crime
ymMl TIL that after Marilyn Monroe converted to Judaism upon marrying Arthur Miller, Egypt placed a ban on all the films she appeared in.
b9bX9 TIL Woody Harrelsons father (Charles Harrelson) was an American hitman and organized crime figure.