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TIL they found a 7500 year old toy car in Turkey which may be the earliest evidence of the wheel. It has two axles, four wheels and a cabin/seating area.

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Raea TIL Uganda has an Anti-Human Sacrifice Taskforce due to the amount of people being killed by witch-doctors
pgde TIL Hippos secrete a “sweat” that is a natural sunblock and anti-bacterial moisturizer. Even though they have skin that is 2’’ thick, they are very susceptible to sunburn and skin cracking if they stay out of the water for too long.
JX61 TIL pigs can learn to use mirrors to find food, which scientists say is a sign of complex cognitive processing and likely some level of self-awareness
KOPkB TIL a young Tina Fey provided voices for a pinball machine called Medieval Madness in 1997 as two princesses, the dialogue for the game was written by future 30 Rock co-star Scott Adsit
PYgXV TIL inmates in Brazilian APAC prisons can reduce their sentence by 3 days per book they read and write a report on... A part of a larger program that has reduced recitivism from 70% to as low as 7% in these prisons.