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TIL that in Georgia there is an airtight room, sealed in 1940, called the Crypt of Civilization. It contains numerous artifacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year AD 8113.

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KO5P6 TIL that the USA used to have a colorful, cold weather parrot known as the Carolina Parakeet that lived throughout the Midwest, Plains and Eastern States. It became categorized as extinct in 1920. Deforestation, hunting, and its use in fashion killed it off.
aDg0 TIL George Harrison financed the Monty Python film ‘The Life of Brian’, simply because he wanted to see it
WvJ8 TIL that Benjamin Franklin designed one of the first American coins, and instead of saying “In God We Trust,” it said “Mind Your Business.”
7rJLO TIL that two of the oldest amusement parks in the world that can still be visited today are in Denmark. Bakken in 1583, and Tivoli Gardens in 1843. Notable visitors to these parks that took inspiration from them include H.C. Andersen and Walt Disney.
Gm7j TIL that Sean Baker, a Military Policeman at Guantanamo Bay, was ordered to impersonate a prisoner in a secret training mission for US Soldiers to practice extracting uncooperative inmates from their cells. He was beaten so hard he suffered from major seizures caused by traumatic brain injury.