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TIL Thought destroyed by Nazis, a priceless mosaic owned by Roman emperor Caligula ended up as a coffee table for 50 years in a NYC apartment

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WkglB TIL before dogfighting was a thing, enemy pilots would simply exchange waves or shake their fists at one another. At the beginning of WWI, recon pilots would often resort to throwing bricks, grenades, and even rope in hopes that it would get entangled in the enemy's propellor.
OoE1Y TIL your peripheral vision is more light-sensitive due to the fact that there are more light-detecting cells by the edges of your eye than in the center.
8R6V TIL Turritopsis nutricula, a jellyfish, has the capability of eternal life by reversing its immaturity. Scientific research currently has no discovered estimated life span.
04W5 TIL in 1974, Vietnam attacked some Chinese troops stationed on a disputed island. In response, China destroyed the entire Vietnamese fleet and took control of the entire island chain
A7ll TIL there was a successful peaceful revolution in Iceland from 2009-2011 where the citizens of Iceland forced their prime minister & his whole government to resign by banging pots & pans. [none of this was televised]