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TIL about the Helmand Culture (or Helmand Civilization) which existed in Bronze Age Afghanistan and Eastern Iran and they had Texts in the Elamite Language suggesting Connections to the West of Iran

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4DKg TIL that one of the B-29s that escorted the Enola Gay into Japan was called ‘Necessary Evil’.
9Ymo6 TIL that for a 16 years (from 1644-1660), eating mince pie was banned in England as it was a “frivolous activity.” This resulted in mince pie making and eating becoming an underground activity.
6JW8 TIL that in 2004 a $300,000 diamond was lost in an F1 crash. The diamond was attached to the car to promote Ocean’s 12 and was never recovered after the crash
peEp TIL Satan was never named “Lucifer.” The only use of the word Lucifer in the Bible was by Isaiah, who was referring to the fall of Babylon, not Satan.
loaNG TIL President Lyndon Johnson an owner of the Aphicar loved playing pranks on his passengers. It involved barrelling the vehicle down a hill into a lake and exclaiming to his passengers that the brakes had malfunctioned, while they had no idea the car was designed to float in water.