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TIL that contrary to its primitive&stone age image, parts of Africa entered the Iron age independently, and possibly before the rest of the world

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ZOjB TIL that Bill Watterson, the creator of “Calvin and Hobbes” came off a 20 year hiatus from drawing comics to illustrate 3 comics for “Pearls Before Swine.” The originals went on to sell for $74,090 for Parkinson’s disease.
Eo9w TIL they’re building a 17 story tall waterslide that will propel a tube full of 4 people down at 65 mph
v1rgx TIL there is a real (extinct) species called "Crash Bandicoot". The genus is "Crash" and its only species is "Bandicoot"
bKBE TIL Johnny Cash took only three voice lessons in his childhood before his teacher, enthralled with Cash’s unique singing style, advised him to stop taking lessons and to never deviate from his natural voice.
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