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TIL that If the earth would be a 40 year old guy, humans would have been using tools for a week and a half, and just left Africa 8 hours ago to settle around the globe

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Z8kv TIL that Mister Rogers was awarded 40 honorary degrees throughout his career as an entertainer and educator.
e0wNL TIL in Rambo III the character of John Rambo was fighting on the same side as Osama Bin Laden
ZpwKR TIL there’s a baseball diamond on Area 51
ADLxa TIL "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" is an ill defined crime under the law of the People's Republic of China punishable by up to five years in prison.
Dx0p TIL that, Adjusting for Inflation, the average gas prices in the US are lower than they were in 1918.