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TIL there is a town in the Netherlands with no roads. Only canals, sidewalks, and bike paths.

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v7D4 TIL of Jack Lucas. He joined the Marines at 13 to fight in WW2, survived a blast after jumping on two grenades to save his team, and later survived a free fall from an airplane after both of his parachutes failed.
16Gbd TIL there has been a big increase in news headlines suggesting fear, anger, disgust, and sadness since 2000, and especially since about 2010
bnxZ TIL there is actually a superhero called “normalman.” He was the only person without superpowers on a planet full of superheroes.
WRbA TIL that Bajau people live in the middle of the sea, rarely go on land, have no nationality, no fixed abode, no money and they go spearfishing without scuba gear. Not even oxygen tanks.
K1Dw TIL that the Scottish Highlands and the Appalachians are the same mountain range.