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TIL an inventory of the Imperial Palace of Rome, dated to the year 214 AD, lists 17 tons of opium

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Pr8G TIL for a Make A Wish request, Journey visited a boy suffering from cystic fibrosis. They let him be the first person outside of the band hear the song, Only the Young. The next day the boy died.
vQ5K TIL Sushi doesn’t refer to the fish or the nori wrapping, but rather the vinegared rice, which is considered the most important component and backbone of sushi.
BrEdL TIL of mysterious radio signals, called "perytons", that mimicked signals from deep space but were detected only at Parkes Observatory in Australia. They were actually caused by opening a microwave oven's door early.
oBrlR TIL it is not until around the fifth month that the eyes are capable of working together to form a three-dimensional view of the world and begin to see in depth.
XWMD TIL Jerusalem has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times.