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Today i learned about the Diolkos, the paved road that ancient Corinthians sued to transport ships across Greece from 600BC to 100 AD

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X0MDP TIL that there is genetic evidence that Polynesians and Native Americans interacted over 800 years ago.
D1eeV TIL that a blue whales tongue weighs as much as an elephant.
PYxle TIL that the frontal lobes atrophy as we age. This doesn’t hurt intelligence, but it is responsible for inhibiting inappropriate thoughts. This is why adults have greater difficulty in thinking and start voicing ideas they would have previously suppressed.
5VdoD TIL the longest poem in the world is the Mahabharata with 1.8 million words
VMD80 TIL a 90s "Watchmen" movie almost happened where Sam Hamm (Batman) wrote, Joel Silver (Matrix) produced, Terry Gilliam (Monty Python) directed, Arnold Schwarzenegger played Dr. Manhattan, and David Bowie was Rorschach. And the ending would've had Manhattan use his powers to prevent his own creation.