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TIL Spacesbetweenwordsarearelativelyrecentdevelopmentinthehistoryofwrittenlanguage

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6ExZ TIL in 1193, a Minaret Tower was built in the remote mountainous region of what’s now Afghanistan. Beautiful inscriptions on the side celebrates religious pluralism and what Christianity, Judaism and other religions have in common with Islam. Double-Helix stairs allowed it to survive over 800 years!
xVYL0 TIL in 2009 Astronaut and lunar explorer Buzz Aldrin teamed up with rapper Snoop Dogg to release a song celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission
ADrmn TIL the first words ever spoken on a telephone were "[Come here, Mr Watson,] I want to see you" – in these times of social distancing, it really made me think about all the huge technical efforts made just to fill our need to see others.
BgRNW TIL while working on a heart rhythm recording device, Wilson Greatbatch mistakenly installed the wrong resistor, causing the device to emit electrical pulses instead - leading to the invention of the implantable pacemaker.
e0D6b TIL Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the man who ruled the Roman Empire at its apex and considered the best Roman Emperor ever lived for this reason, didn't want to rule, he had a "fear" of imperial power and was reluctant when the senate offered him the position of Emperor.