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TIL in 2017, several Soviet Time Capsules were unearthed on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Russian Revolution. They were buried at the 50th anniversary in 1967 and contained a lot of hopeful writings for 2017.

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R548j TIL of the antimony pill, aka the everlasting pill, used in the 18th and early 19th century for stomach relief. It was reusable after pooping it out, making it very cost effective. Entire families used the same pill, which some times went through multiple generations
KYkZG TIL that the US and Russia are only about 2.4 miles apart — separated by two small islands in the middle of the ocean — but because of the International Date Line, there’s a 21-hour time difference between them, so one island is almost a day ahead of the other.
oRKbE TIL of Tom Barlow a baseball player who after getting injured in 1874 and was given morphine by a doctor, subsequently got addicted to the substance and lost his whole career to it.
gMRRb TIL: The rumored ancient Egyptian city of Thonis (Heracleion), said to be the most significant port in the region before Alexandria was established, had become a legend. It was lost to myth until archaeologist Franck Goddio and team happened upon its ruins --underwater, several miles off the coast.
wLyjP TIL that ADHD often looks very different in females then it does in males. Contrary to the popular hyper and impulsive symptoms, the “Inattentive” type of ADD manifests as not being able to pay attention, daydreaming, lack of motivation, etc. Young girls and woman are often undiagnosed.