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TIL that How Scientists Have Uncovered The 90,000-Year-Old Hybrid Of Two Extinct Human Species

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bdEE TIL that in the TV series Colombo the title character never revealed his first name. Many sources list it as Philip however that is wrong and stems from a fictitious entry in a trivia book, designed as a copyright trap
dZ88 TIL that 75% of the “cheese” sold in the US is now processed: heat-treated, emulsified, compounded with sorbic acid, polyophosphate and other laboratory delicacies.
WdnA TIL that there is a ‘your momma’ insult in the bible (2 Kings 9:22). When Joram saw Jehu, he said, “Is it peace, Jehu?” And he answered, “What peace, so long as the harlotries of your mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?”
wLM5J TIL Elephant's Foot, in Room 215 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant, a mass of corium and other materials formed, creating an foot like shape (hence the time), In the 80s it had enough radiation built up in it that it could kill you in 5 minutes, as the radiation was insanely powerful.
awpg9 TIL that Cards Against Humanity joked that they could buy an island with the money they donate to charity, so they bought an island in Maine to preserve wildlife. They named it ‘Hawaii 2’ because “it’s on the Maine land.”