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TIL some anthropologists believe that beer was responsible for the rise of human civilization.

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r5BM TIL that the largest known fossil spider is only about half the size of its modern relatives. (Meaning that the biggest spiders that exist today might be biggest spiders that have ever existed…)
vPMQD TIL "Me at the zoo" is a YouTube video uploaded on April 23, 2005, recognized as the first video uploaded to the platform. The 19-second video features Jawed Karim, one of the co-founders of YouTube. As of April 2025, the video has received more than 355 million views.
4kBva TIL that caste classifications were used by colonial officials in India to formulate land tax rates, as well as to frequently target some social groups as "criminal" castes and castes prone to "rebellion"
dZZK TIL in 2008 when Joe Walsh (iconic member of The Eagles) married Marjorie Bach, he became the brother-in-law of The Beatles’ drummer, Ringo Starr.
nYBr TIL: California is the only state that mandates comprehensive sex education