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TIL That the asteroid impact that wiped out most of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago sparked two years of darkness

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1jkX TIL of Hofstadter’s Law which states “It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s Law.”
8aye4 TIL that romans invented the flamethrower in the early middle ages, only to lose the invention when the guy who invented it died. They re-invented it about 200 years later. It's also most likely the inspiration for the "wilfire" in GoT.
LWvZ TIL, A man made a song using a picture of birds he took on a telephone wire, the result is quite amazing
9Yd1Q TIL that there are some pubs in England that are over 1000 years old.
oBW8L TIL that photographs developed from a reel left at a pharmacy in Philadelphia in 1957, seem to depict a 1957 gay wedding. The ceremony took place in a flat with the blinds drawn. The grooms are shown kissing, cutting their wedding cake and opening presents. The subjects remain unidentified.