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TIL there are more than three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor.

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L0dm TIL that the city of Rome had a population in excess of 1 million people in 100AD, yet by the 14th century the population was estimated to be only 17,000
XEdKX TIL that researchers have found a meteorite that is older then earth in Algeria; and is our only evidence of a protoplanet that existed before earth
rNvgw TIL of Rosie Ruiz, who was declared the winner of the women's edition of the 1980 Boston Marathon and was later revealed to have cheated by jumping onto the course by only half a mile before the finish line
j6RVX TIL that Sir Edward Elgar, composer of, "Pomp and Circumstance March No.1," more commonly known as "The Graduation Song" never actually finished school himself. He only received general education until the age of fifteen. Meanwhile, most of his musical talent came from self-teaching and study.
ZpwbG TIL the Colorado River doesn’t make it to the ocean anymore — since 1960