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QN85M TIL an elephant trampled a woman to death then returned days later to her funeral to trample the body again
Zpxpv TIL ancient graffiti found in Pompeii calls into dispute the date Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. A millennia would pass before archeologist’s would discover a workers charcoal inscription dated 17 October 79 AD. 2 months after the infamous city was allegedly buried under 20 feet of ash and pumice stone.
KYZ0Q TIL, unlike most birds, kiwis have horrible eyesight and are frequently prone to ophthalmological issues. As a result, they naturally rely so heavily on other senses that some have been found to have survived perfectly well albeit completely blind in the wild for years.
QJx4e TIL Number systems, such as tallies marked into clay or wood, predate the invention of writing (and the beginning of history) by over 35,000 years!
d8Oor TIL The New York Times was one of the last newspapers to adopt color photography, with the first color photograph on the front page appearing on October 16, 1997.