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TIL The idiom "it's all greek to me" has many different translations around the world.

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LV9d TIL that Heinrich Schliemann while searching for the archaeological remains of Troy, blew up 9 levels of archaeological remains with dynamite, including the level that is believed to be the historical Troy.
NvOb TIL that there were so many sea turtles in the Caribbean Sea when Christopher Columbus arrived that his crew was kept awake at night by the sound of the turtles banging against the hulls of the ships.
b1eE TIL An American Airforce Sergeant found a dead General while he was on his way to work at area 25, a nuclear test area in Nevada. It turns out the General had ejected while flying a captured Russian Mig at Mach 2. The force of the air at that speed instantly snapped his neck and killed him.
OoQnL TIL of Puritan Roger Williams, whom founded Providence, Rhode Island after being banned from Boston in 1636 for being a staunch advocate for religious freedom, separation of church and state, fair dealings with American Indians, and was one of the first abolitionists.
nePK7 TIL about the biggest pizza ever created. It was 13,580 square feet and made in Rome, Italy, in 2012. The pizza was gluten-free and named “Ottavia” after a roman emperor.