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TIL that Evolution was proposed by Christian Bishop Saint Augustine, in his paper, ‘The Literal Meaning of Genesis’, written in the early 400s.

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yV0YV TIL The concept of 1st, 2nd & 3rd World country was purely Geopolitical and had nothing to do with its economy.
loPkr Today I learned that the first Steam Engine was invented in Alexandria,Egypt in the 1st century AD. The Egyptians couldnt find any practical use to it and the tecnology was lost in history until beeing re-invented in the 17 century!
J1gOm TIL the phrase "vox populi, vox dei" was originally a warning about the dangers of listening to the crowd
DaWV TIL when Ben & Jerry’s was founded they followed a 5 to 1 salary ratio where the highest paid employee could make only 5 times the lowest’s salary.
ANNJn TIL of a fossil known as “Fighting Dinosaurs”. Preserved remains of a Protoceratops and a Velociraptor trapped in combat.