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TIL: The world’s oldest wooden wheel has been around for somewhere between 5,100 and 5,350 years. Discovered near Ljubljana, Slovenia in 2002, it was determined to be the oldest through radiocarbon dating, showcasing the advanced state of craftsmanship thousands of years ago.

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LQXP0 TIL that the relationship between Jimmy and Charles McGill on Better Call Saul was inspired by prolific cartoonist Robert Crumb’s relationship with his older brother, also called Charles, who became a shut-in due to mental illness. Like Jimmy, Robert’s career was inspired by his brother’s.
0Eo5 TIL that “Our Gang” (a/k/a “The Little Rascals”) prominently put boys, girls, whites and blacks together as equals, something that had never been done before in cinema. Ernie Morrison (“Sunshine Sammy”) was the first African-American actor signed to a long-term contract in Hollywood history.
wL4Wo TIL That the voice of Solid Snake, David Hayter, wrote the screenplays for X-Men (2000), and Watchmen (2009)
JYe5V TIL: Before he was caught, Charles Ponzi the namesake of the Ponzi scheme successfully sued a newspaper for libel and won $500,000 in damages after it suggested there was no way Ponzi could legally deliver such high returns in a short period of time.
Eg5Qo TIL about Genericide - where a trademark is lost because the trademarked term becomes the generic name for the item so it can't be copyrighted; this happened to "escalator" where it lost its copyright when it became the common term for any kind of moving stairs.