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TIL that ancient civilizations developed iron tools well before the Iron Age by finding meteorites made of iron and nickel that didn’t require smelting

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rR5bM TIL the infamous Great Seattle Fire of 1889 also killed 1 million rats, which completely eliminated the town's major rodent problem
4XQAN TIL in 1987, a concentration camp survivor was asked to identify an accused Nazi guard in court. He asked him to remove his glasses and approached him closely. When he made eye contact, the survivor recoiled and shouted "Grozny!" meaning "Terrible" in Polish, recognizing his "murderous eyes."
Z8PNY TIL One solution to the problem of how to ensure humans don't disturb dangerous nuclear waste dumps in 10,000+ years is to genetically engineer cats to change color in the presence of dangerous radiation, along with folklore establishing such cats as a dangerous omen
1ay77 TIL: The first recorded usage of BC/AD years was in the year 525 AD
neVMG TIL of the drunkard's cloak, a barrel with holes for the head and arms that was put on drunk people to publically shame them in a march through their town. The punishment was used in the UK, USA, Netherlands and Denmark.