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4lxN TIL that there is a boiling river, deep in the Amazon, that was only formally documented in scientific literature in 2011 despite being known by locals for much, much longer
XXkE TIL In Switzerland it is required by law to have a nuclear bunker in houses and other dwellings to protect citizens in the event of nuclear war or terrorist strikes.
dyRK TIL Fall Colors Are Different in U.S. and Europe
XE77r TIL in 1966 aviation legend Howard Hughes overstayed his penthouse suite reservation at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas and upon management asking him to vacate, he purchased the entire hotel and continued living/working in the suite for 4 years while establishing himself as a real estate tycoon
OoRoR TIL it is illegal in the US to possess feathers from ANY North-American native bird species, regardless of how they were acquired, without a permit.