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TIL that soldiers have been drawing Phallic objects on walls since at least A.D. 207 archaeologists evidence shows Roman Soldiers would Graffiti Hadrian's Wall with them.

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v1947 TIL The James Bond film, 'Moonraker' was produced and released prior to 'For Your Eyes Only' due to the success of 'Star Wars'. The end credits for 'The Spy Who Loved Me' stated, "James Bond Will Return in 'For Your Eyes Only'" but he actually came back in Moonraker.
P1KYO TIL that Linear A, the writing system used by the Minoans of Crete, still hasn't been deciphered.
9w40p TIL That a few days after the Oklahoma City Bombings, a severed left leg was found in the rubble. DNA evidence showed that it from a victim, Lakesha Levy. When they went to return her leg, it was found that she was already buried with one. It is unknown who the buried leg belongs to.
69gkw TIL that the 11th Earl of Warwick was highly feared by his French enemies and nicknamed “The Devil Warwick”, so when he invaded Calais, his opponents ran away rather than fight him.
m1ZPp TIL Rob Walton (son of Walmart founder Sam Walton) crashed a 1 of 6 Shelby Daytona Coupe worth more than $14 million.