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Today I learned that a 13 year old spotted an incorrect prop in the Al Capone museum exhibit because he casually knows the production timeline of antique radios.

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v1eAB TIL The bezel on a dive watch only turns counterclockwise so that if the bezel is bumped accidentally during a dive it will only move in one direction, subtracting time from the dive and prompting the diver to surface early rather than staying under for too long.
6EJDW TIL there are over 200 billboards in Sweden that also function as 'bee hotels' with holes drilled in them
g0my TIL that the Pyramids of Giza were more ancient to the ancient Romans, than Rome is ancient to us.
woAx1 TIL that "Dinner" (the big meal) used to be around midday so artificial light wasn't needed, and then "Supper" was an evening snack. Dinner moved later in the day during the 18th century, until it was so late a new meal was needed to bridge the gap: "Lunch."
epN6L Today I Learned that there is a genus of parasitic barnacles that can turn male crabs female