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TIL that before drones were invented, people used pigeons with tiny cameras strapped to them to take aerial photos during wars

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PYZpe TIL that when Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamen (King Tut) died in 1325 BCE, the first Imperial Chinese dynasty would not exist 1000 years, the Trojan War would not happen for 200 years, and Rome would not be founded for 600 years. However, the Great Pyramid of Giza was already over 1000 years old.
4XrVg TIL that birds are dinosaurs.
6E7RX TIL that the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire has been a protected forest since 1066, when the Normans reserved it for royal hunting.
BgEwy TIL about the Summerland disaster, where on 2nd August 1973 a leisure centre on the Isle of Man caught on fire, killing 50 people and injuring dozens more due to poor design and the use of unsuitable, flammable building materials
d569 TIL students at MIT conducted a study in which they told children to hold a Barbie doll, a Furby and a real hamster upside down for as long as they were comfortable. Although they knew the Furby was just a toy, they still felt guilty because it was programmed to cry and act scared.