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TILL Toy Breeds Of Dog Were Favorite Amongst Ancient Romans And Greeks. They Generally Led A Noble Life With Greater Human Care

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l7oP7 TIL that there is a Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge. The professorship is named after the antiquarian John Disney, who endowed the position in 1851.
1aggW TIL Lifesavers, and other forms of crystalline sugar - Produce lightning like sparks when chewed vigorously. This effect can be reproduced in any dark environment, and is called Triboluminescence.
4Plo TIL There’s a 5000 year old undergorund city in Turkey the size of 16 football fields
edbD TIL that the Goiânia accident, “one of the world’s worst nuclear disasters” according to TIME, occurred when thieves stole a radiation capsule from an abandoned hospital because the guard took the day off to see ‘Herbie Goes Bananas’ with his family.
6ab8 TIL the longest record for a human without food is 382 days. The man went from 456 pounds to 180 pounds.