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TIL The reason why we view neanderthals as hunched over and degenerate is that the first skeleton to be found was arthritic.

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PkDG TIL that in 539BC, Persian King Cyrus the Great issued the first ever decree on human rights. He freed slaves, declared that all people had the right to choose their own religion, and established racial equality.
BwMb TIL that Godzilla was only seen for about 8 minutes in the 2014 film “Godzilla”
4xYX TIL Boston has hidden poems on its sidewalks that are only visible when wet. When it rains, pedstrians are treated to the work of Langston Hughes and others.
GYm54 TIL of Vinicunca or the Mountain of seven colours in Peru. It was discovered four years ago when the snow covering it melted, revealing the natural beauty of the rock beneath.
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