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TIL: The oldest time capsule in the US was buried in 1795 by Governor Samuel Adams and Paul Revere in a cornerstone of the Massachusetts State House and was found by accident in 2014 by workers trying to fix a water leak

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dvZZ TIL: Gobekli Tepe archaeological site is older than Pyramids, and even older than Stonehenge, writing, agriculture, discovery of wheel. Also oldest religious place ever discovered.
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