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TIL Sharks are older than trees

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6EPKX TIL that the first Christian marriage in what is now the US was between a white man and a black woman.
ANoA4 TIL a 3,200-year-old tablet shows that ancient Egyptians took attendance at work and recorded absences. One type of reason cited for missing work was "wife or daughter bleeding" referring to menstruation because men were needed at home during this time to help with the housework.
epMVJ TIL there's a town in Upstate New York called Mexico who's founding predates the country of Mexico by about 30 years.
paN4 TIL it’s a mystery why so many bird and dinosaur fossils exhibit a ‘death pose’ - the characteristic posture consisting of head thrown back, tail extended, and mouth wide open
e0man TIL about a woman code named "SM". She suffers from Urbach-Wieth disease - a condition where the person cannot feel fear. Her identity is guarded for her safety by researchers who are studying her and only 400 people on the planet are known to have this condition.