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loY85 TIL of quipos - the Andean writing system which didn't use ink and paper/tablets/skins. Information was encoded in an intricate system of strings of colored yarn tied in a variety of knots. This system survived until just after the Conquistadors.
VMBnp TIL Viking women managed the finances of the family
4XLX TIL Just as some people talk in their sleep, sign language speakers have been known to sign in their sleep.
awZXA TIL of the extinct sport of Barrel Jumping existed with a record jump of 18 barrels (nearly 30’!)
pYa78 TIL The Undertaker was engulfed in flames during his entrance at 2010’s WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, but he remained in character for the entirety of the match, despite being on the receiving end of 1st and 2nd-degree burns and a chest burn that would bubble up during the match.