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TIL when the Cleveland Museum of Art's enlarged casting of Rodin's "The Thinker" was blown up in 1970, the base and feet were completely destroyed and it left a "plume of bronze escaping from its base." The museum put the statue back on display and a plaque was added to note the damage.

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b9Kn4 TIL that a large alliance of Native American tribes, the Timucua, consisted of over 200,000 people spread across 35 chiefdoms. They were probably the first Natives Ponce de Leon met in Florida. The nation was wiped out before 1800 and all evidence of religious items and art were burned by explorers.
9YXQm TIL that the Roanoke colonists who "vanished" in the late 1500s may have moved to Hatteras Island and integrated with the Croatoan tribe.
x0L7 TIL that the bascules (the road that opens) of Tower Bridge in London are typically only raised to an angle sufficient for a vessel to safely pass under the bridge. However, if the Monarch is on board, they are raised fully no matter the size of the vessel.
lo5RG TIL: Delta airlines no longer allows snub nosed dog breeds such as bulldogs, pugs, shar pei, etc. because of the breeds' breathing difficulties.
4kgBR TIL The first joke book was published in 1470 by Poggio Bracciolini, and is characterised by its defecation and scatalogical humour