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TIL the Unicode standard officially supports the penis symbol as an Egyptian hieroglyph

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4P0b TIL that there is a school of thought that a major war between the supporters and opponents of intelligent machines, resulting in billions of deaths, is almost inevitable before the end of the 21st century.
GYZdQ TIL Tsar Nicholas II kissed thousands of soldiers during his reign. It was an Easter tradition for him to personally kiss each one of the thousands of soldiers of his Cossack bodyguard on the cheek. This took two to four days.
XEKKD TIL in 1967 a three way battle erupted in Laos as Burmese militia, remnants of Chinese Nationalist armies and the Royal Loa Army each attempted to capture a mule train carrying 16 tons of opium. The Loatian forces emerged victorious and later peddled the heroin to US troops in Vietnam.
OGjaX TIL the oldest surviving Alt History work is in Book 9 of Livy's History of Rome, in which he muses about Alexander the Great turning West and invading Rome
GYxX1 TIL that stapes (or stirrup) is the smallest bone in humans, measures roughly 3 x 2.5mm and is found in the middle ear