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TIL that we have been shaking hands since at least 900 BCE.

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W5yA TIL the brightest astronomical event was a near-earth supernova that occurred in 1006 A.D. It could be seen with the human eye, was said to be ¼th as bright as the moon, and was cited in texts all over the world at the time.
0wpDj TIL when Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders made their famous charge up San Juan Heights, they were entirely on foot. The only one riding anything was Roosevelt. They'd left the horses in Florida.
oYPA TIL there’s a way to highly exaggerate microscopic vibrations on surfaces from any video, allowing you to see things like blood pulses in the face, sound affects on glass and even recreate the sounds that caused the vibrations.
groB7 TIL the first German woman with a Chemistry Ph.D. was married to Fritz Haber — a chemist known for supporting nearly half of the world's population's food supply through the synthesis of ammonia from the air and also for being the "father of chemical warfare." The latter would lead to her suicide.
5V5r TIL Adam Stoddard, an Arizona Detention Officer Who Was Caught On Video Stealing Documents From the Defense Attorney, IN COURT, then Defying a Judges Ruling, Was Never Punished For His Crime & Is doing the Same Job 2 Floors Above the Judge He Defied