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TIL That the first sci-fi story was arguably written in 2nd century Rome--it included space travel via a flying ship, battles between alien armies, and visiting various civilizations throughout the galaxy

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5lGB TIL Every night after closing time, Disneyland releases over 200 feral cats into the park to help keep the rodent population under control.
P18JL TIL is I can't be wrongfully convicted from a DNA profile
dB67 TIL Scientists performed a successful head/brain transplant on a monkey, and when the monkey woke up, he tried to bite off the finger of an attending doctor, and everyone cheered.
X0ZPr TIL One of the oldest board games in the world, The Royal Game of Ur, was first played in the 3rd millennium BC. During the height of its popularity, the game had spiritual significance and was thought to predict a player’s future or communicate messages from deities/supernatural beings.
oB45Y TIL that there is a Welsh settlement in Argentina, that began as a colony in the 19th century. Today, between 1500 and 5000 Argentines speak Welsh.