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TIL about the Tărtăria tablets, discovered in 1961 in Romania. It is believed that that the symbols are linked to Sumerian culture and represent the earliest known form of writing in the world

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ADEEB TIL that one of the 2 co-owners/founders of Macy's died on the Titanic, along with his wife, because he refused to board rescue ships before women and children were helped. His wife chose to stay behind because she did not want to abandon her husband, so they both died together aboard the Titanic.
MeZOA TIL about a magazine column, "One of Our 50 Missing," composed of anecdotes about a worldwide misunderstanding that thinks New Mexico is part of Mexico and not an American state.
9w17 TIL: Keys available on eBay could give terrorist full access to NYC skyscrapers, subway, firehouses, construction sites and street lamps - NYPOST.com
Z8OyQ TIL Dissecting human bodies was taboo in antiquity up to the 16th century. The only people to systematically do it before then were Erasistratus and Herophilus from Alexandria. Their work pioneered medicine and anatomy but was criticized by contemporaries, especially their practice of vivisections
eavb TIL Christian Bale’s stepmother, Gloria Steinham, was a feminist who protested the 1991 publication of the novel, American Psycho, due to its portrayal of violence toward women. In 2000, Bale went on to star as the title character of the novel’s film adaption.