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TIL that there are more historic artefacts under the sea than in all of the world’s museums.

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XEQPr TIL about people who cannot feel fear due to a rare genetic disorder called Urbach-Wieth disease, which damage the amygdalae in the brain. The amygdala serves as a go-between for the parts of the brain that interpret sensory inputs and those that initiate fearful responses.
P14LG TIL that American pornography had a 'golden age' between 1969 and 1984. This was marked by pornographic films receiving positive attention from movie critics and the general public, including mainstream broadcasting in cinemas.
BrQYD TIL JRR Tolkien was a supporter of the constructed language Esperanto, believing it could help unite Europe after World War I. He also created new languages like Elvish, calling it his "secret vice", and explained that for him the purpose was aesthetic rather than pragmatic
9YvAB TIL The USA paid more for the construction of Central Park (1876, $7.4 million), than it did for the purchase of the entire state of Alaska (1867, $7.2 million).
koRg TIL In 1861 a slave took over on a confederate ship and delivered it to the Union. He later was given the ship to command during the Civil War. After the war he bought the house he was a slave in, and became a US congressman.