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TIL: The world's oldest known recipe is for beer and dates back to ancient Sumeria around 1800
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TIL - The first known case of Gigantism is alleged to be that of King Sa-Nakht, who ruled in Egypt in the 3rd dynasty more than 4700 years ago. His height was around 6ft 1.6 inches (1.87m) while the average height for men around that time was 5ft 6 inches (1.7m)
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TIL a meteor reportedly fell right on the battlefield during a war between Pontus and Rome. According to Plutarch, the sky suddenly split apart and a large silvery-hot meteor resembling a giant hogshead bombarded the ground between the armies. Both forces promptly withdrew to fight another day.