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TIL The expiration date on water bottles is for the bottle, not the water

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7reYM TIL the ancient myths of Australian Aborigines portray the formation of geographical features in Australia, dating to 10,000 BC, with striking accuracy. The myths corroborate modern geological evidence, indicating they originated as firsthand accounts, preserved for millennia.
BE4D TIL there is a psychological disorder caused by disappointment from visiting Paris.
yQxJp TIL during WWII the British planned to build a giant aircraft carrier out of ice (actually a wood pulp/ice mix) to protect the convoys in the Atlantic from German U boats. The project ended owing to rising costs and the development of longer-range aircraft that closed the gap in air coverage.
wLaZ6 TIL The board game Candy Land was made to entertain hospital-bound children during the Polio Pandemic
neeEP TIL the last native speaker of Scottish Norse died in 1850, and fragments survived until at least the 1890s