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TIL Machu Picchu was the guarded secret of a few Peruvian farmers until 1911 when one of them agreed to guide an American explorer up the mountain for the price of a few coins.

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OGjLR TIL That the Estates Gerneral of 1789 is considered the first step to the French Revolution
Ww9o TIL: A new paper published in nature show that when doing certain experiments in mice, the gender of the researcher can greatly vary the results of experiment observed in mice. Mice are scared ‘shitless’ when men are around.
Xk8X TIL the comedian Gallagher - whose fame, arguably, resides in smashing watermelons on stage - actually has a degree in chemical engineering…
oNYK TIL there is an ATM in the Vatican that gives instructions in Latin, and is believed to be the only one in the world to do so
5YNwn TIL during WW2 after the Nazis had taken over France, Churchill made the decision to attack the French naval fleet rather than let it fall into enemy hands. The bombardment killed nearly 2,000 men. France then severed all diplomatic relations with the UK and even mounted several retaliation attacks.