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TIL that the Taung Child - the first Australopithecus fossil ever discovered - was originally killed by a bird of prey after having its eyes gouged out ~2.8 million years ago

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ZkEa TIL The Muppet Show received a letter from a man informing them that the Swedish Chef doesn’t speak actual Swedish. The head writer wrote back “Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We were going to fire the Chef on the spot, but he has a wife and family and promises to take Swedish lessons”
RwR4 TIL that the craft brewery Dogfish Head has introduced a line called “Ancient Ales,” made from historic recipes, some of which that haven’t been brewed in thousands of years.
QNx7L TIL Henry Ford had two automobile companies fail to nothing before founding the Ford Motor Company which delivered the Model A in 1904
N1x6 TIL that President James A. Garfield likely died of starvation after doctors insisted he be fed rectally after an assassination attempt.
9YvxQ TIL Pink Floyd played a concert with no audience at the ampitheatre in Pompeii, Italy 1971 being the first performance to occur there since the eruption of mount Vesuvius in 79AD at the time of the ancient romans