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TIL Putting spaces between written words wasn't a thing until the 7th Century and didn't become popular in Europe for another few hundred years (Romanauthorsthoughtyoucouldjustfigureitoutfromcontext)

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8aPL TIL That King Philip of Macedon lost his eye in a battle. When his men picked up the arrow that had pierced him, written on the shaft was “To Philip’s Eye!” The Archer had called his shot.
78Kr TIL Rochus Misch, age 95, is the last surviving person to have known Hitler personally and witnessed his suicide. He worked as his personal bodyguard, courier and phone operator in the Fuhrerbunker, and still lives in the same house in Berlin where he moved upon his release from the Soviets in 1954
jbZE TIL that in 1961 a Russian surgeon stationed in Antarctica removed his own appendix without anaesthetic, as he was the only doctor on the base and would have died if he didn’t.
1ab8X TIL Randy and Linda Guijarro were at an antique shop and Randy came across a shoebox of old tintype photographs. One of the photos he selected out of the box is believed to be just the second known photography of Billy The Kid. Randy paid $2 for the photo, but is now appraised at $5 million.
DJ9r TIL that when celebrated singer Marian Anderson was denied permission to perform for an integrated audience because she was black, President Franklin Roosevelt arranged for her to give a concert on the steps of Lincoln memorial that was heard by thousands in person and millions over the radio