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TIL there is a pub in Ireland that opened in 900 ad.

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MeWnW TIL the Ancient Silk Road city of Merv, Turkmenistan had once held the title of the world's largest city during the 12th-13th century with a population of more than 500,000 and in 1221 was horrifically decimated in its entirety by the Mongols in one of the worst genocides in human history
VDAB TIL a brain damaged rat was given a robotic cerebellum. The cyborg rodent then achieved normal body functions.
bDrQ TIL Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek, was once in a plane crash in the desert in Syria. With two broken ribs, he repeatedly went back into the burning plane to evacuate passengers, then organized search teams to look for civilization.
6EAem TIL that a river flooded over a golf course in Australia and bull sharks established a population in one of the golf course's lakes.
VMa7m TIL Reading Rainbow was canceled after funding shifted towards shows that taught children how to read rather than why to read. “Reading Rainbow encouraged kids to pick up a book and read.”