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TIL researchers recently discovered an Obsidian handaxe-making workshop from 1.2 million years ago in the Awash valley in Ethiopia

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ANVa7 TIL that from 1867 to 1974, various US cities had ugly laws targeting disabled or visibly poor people. San Francisco’s 1867 law made it illegal for anyone diseased, maimed, mutilated, or deformed to appear in public unless for demonstrations showing their need for reformation.
0dvvL TIL The Town of Hempstead, NY (founded in 1644), is the largest town in America, with a population of ~800k it has roughly the same population as San Francisco and is more densely populated than cities like Detroit, Denver, and Las Vegas
R7k71 TIL Power lines look like terrifying bursts of light to animals that perceive UV light.
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e0OkJ TIL that Romano Mussolini, Italian Dictator Benito Mussolini's son, became a famous jazz pianist after learning music from playing with his father. He is one of the most famous Italian jazz musicians in history.