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TIL About the Man-eaters of Tsavo, two man-eating lions that halted the construction of a railway bridge in 1898

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OG0bY TIL in 2009 a 1400 year old Hoard was found in England with 11 pounds of gold. One piece was inscribed with a Bible verse translated as, “let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee." (Numbers 10:35)
8PkK TIL that every September, Usenet would get an influx of college freshman who would have to learn Usenet netiquette; in September of 1993, AOL began to offer Usenet access to its’ many users, overwhelming Usenet’s social norms and causing an “Eternal September,” which has lasted 7,279 days
Jr7k TIL that the USPS is a year older than the United States
eb66 TIL of a french scientist who accidentally killed 45% of the rabbits in europe because he was tired of rabbits eating his garden.
m145x TIL The discovery of a mummy in a golden coffin in Pakistan in 2000 caused a diplomatic incident between Iran, Pakistan and the taliban who claimed ownership of "the persian princess". A Pakistani scientist determined that the woman died getting hit by a car and a rug in her coffin was made in 1996