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R55m1 TIL about Poverty Point, a prehistoric earthwork constructed by the Poverty Point culture located in present-day northeastern Louisiana between 1700 and 1100 BCE.
awgL TIL The majority of child abuse victims are not traumatized by their experience and in fact go along with it only to later feel guilty for not feeling the way society tells them they should
BrxLx TIL that because Iceland is a remote country with a population of 320,000 where most everyone is distantly related, Icelanders have a special dating app that warns them if a potential partner is too closely related
BrlGb TIL, Sperm whales, the biggest toothed whale on Earth, dont actually have teeth in the top jaw. They instead have sockets in the upper jaw that the bottom teeth fit neatly in to.
KOREa TIL the 1969 movie "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" was nominated for a total of 9 Oscars including directing, screenplay, editing, music and 3 out of 4 acting awards. Yet, it somehow wasn't nominated for Best Picture. It still holds the record for most nominations without one for Best Picture.