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TIL It is predicted the Oil Age will end in 2059

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QyJa TIL The Battle of Attu was the only land battle of WWII fought on US soil, and the only battle in which the US and Japan fought in arctic conditions.
Wk494 TIL the Great Sphinx of Giza is so old, that when the first archeologic expedition came to restore it, it had to actually excavate it first, as it was covered up to its ears in sand and dust. Oh and no - that expedition didn’t take place in the 19th century. It took place 3400 years ago.
nal9 TIL It is impossible to drive from Central America to South America due to the Darién Gap, a 99 mile long area that spans across the border between Panama and Colombia where there are no roads but only mountains and swampland.
KYGkB TIL that domain of Saudi Binladin Group's Internet domain name, "saudi-binladin-group.com", was registered on September 11, 2000, for one year, expiring on the same day as the September 11 attacks. The group was founded by Muhammad bin Ladin, father of Osama bin laden.
MeYNb TIL the tapeworm diet started with women in the Victorian Era. The style was to have pale skin, eyes that looked dilated, red cheeks and lips, and a tiny waist. In the age of corsets, they also ingested tapeworms to lose weight. Still practiced today, women take a pill that has a tapeworm egg inside