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0wOBL TIL about Memory of Mankind, a sophisticated time capsule project in Austria designed to last a million years. The designers made a system for the capsule to be discovered by a future society and even planned for the possibility of it being discovered by alien life.
Y7RlZ TIL when the word "pussy" popped up in regular dialogue around the sixteenth century, it didn’t have a sexual connotation at all. It was used as a term of endearment to describe women in general and didn’t actually get sexual until the nineteenth century
QN74d TIL the Bureau of Reclamation maintains a quick-reaction police force for the three dams the Bureau manages.
grYDL TIL Marmalade is made with the Seville Orange, which are known for their sour and bitter taste. It’s a cross between the Mandarin and the Pomelo (an ancestor of the Grapefruit).
4Egg TIL there is cavity in the hand called the Anatomical Snuff Box