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TIL the Da'at Yichud artifacts from Wolfenstein are based on real Roman-era artifacts

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lorM7 TIL on steam powered paddle ships, visibility was greatly hindered by the two large arches on either side of the ship. To combat this, a literal bridge would be built between them so the captain and helmsman could still get good visibility, thus why a ship's command center is called a "bridge".
68jQ TIL: The idea that humans could not have been created in their current form was first reasoned by Anaximander more than 2400 years before Darwin’s Publication of “The Origin of Species”
p8LBZ TIL that UFO sightings were recorded in the Annals of Joseon Dynasty, which was written about 400 years ago.
awaxM TIL a man built the world's largest treehouse after claiming God told him to do so. It was 97 feet tall. It took 12 years to build and burned down in 15 minutes in 2019.
nelOY TIL that Uncle Phil from the Fresh Prince of Bel Air was the voice of Shredder in the original TMNT cartoons.