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4NOa TIL That Lewis and Clark’s sexual relations while traveling often lead to syphilis. The two would treat themselves with mercury to curb the disease, leading to archeologists being able to pinpoint the location of Travelers Rest (campsite) due to the mercury in the soil.
l7OL5 TIL that cricket was played at the 1900 Paris Olympics. Only Great Britain and France competed, with Britain winning Gold. The French team mainly consisted of British expatriates living in France.
oRVQo TIL a man had purchased a $2 tintype photograph at an antique shop, only to uncover its astonishing secret – it was an exceedingly rare image of Billy the Kid, making it just the second known photograph in existence of the iconic outlaw. The tintype photograph has since been appraised at $5 million.
J1W6j TIL Berry College, a private liberal arts college in Mount Berry community adjacent to Rome, Georgia, holds the world record for the largest campus at 27,000 acres - including fields, forests and Lavender Mountain. It was founded on values based on Christian principles by Martha Berry in 1902.
jN1an TIL that a woman’s skull was unearthed in David Attenborough’s back garden, solving a 130 year old murder mystery.