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TIL that lacrosse is North America's oldest still-played sport, which was played by indigenous people in the 17th Century

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m1m7R TIL Although millions of people living in low-lying coastal-adjacent communities will face serious flooding by 2050, it doesn't necessarily mean cities will be underwater or become uninhabitable. Many cities around the world have land below the high-tide line
GYJeE TIL Plato attempted to describe how the world came into being in his dialogue "Timaeus". Plato first argues that since the sensible world “is always becoming and is never real,” it must have come to be, and therefore must have a cause. This cause he calls “the maker and father of the universe”
KYRW4 TIL that Josephine Baker adopted 12 children of all skin colors, creating what she referred to as her “rainbow tribe” and her “experiment in brotherhood.” The children were all brought up in accordance with their heritage and the religions that Baker assigned to them.
Z86RR TIL that 80's metal bands Twisted Sister and Manowar were involved in a feud. In an interview, Manowar called Twisted Sister a bunch of 'sissy boys with makeup'. Twisted Sister challenged them to a street fight at Covent Garden, but Manowar never showed up and later apologised for offending them.
6ExPX Today I learned that a cast member on the TV show Survivor found a package of cocaine that had washed up on his camps shore