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TIL In 1965, a Ukrainian farmer dug up the lower jawbone of a mammoth. Further excavations revealed the presence of 4 huts, made up of a total of 149 mammoth bones. These dwellings, dating back some 15,000 years, were determined to have been some of the oldest shelters ever built.

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ANYBx TIL basal cell carcinoma grows roots. What looks like a small bump that’s not healing on top of your skin on the outside could actually be much larger underneath. It’s a very treatable skin cancer, but also has a high rate if reoccurrence.
g8aX TIL In 1797, both houses of congress unanimously passed the sentiment that “the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion” and that technically still carries the force of federal law to this day
vP8bj TIL the first possible tornado report in the United States occurred in July 1643. The report was recorded by Massachusetts Governor and weather enthusiast John Winthrop, who observed a sudden gust that whipped up dust, lifted his meeting house, and killed a nearby observer with a fallen tree.
oR0Rr TIL that Wolverine first appeared in a 1974 Hulk comic as a Canadian government super-agent. His mutant backstory and role in the X-Men were developed later, after the character became popular.
nd99 TIL Before Champagne became popular, fizz in wine was considered a bad thing and benedictine monk Dom Perignon worked to eliminate it. Wines from Champagne had a tendency to fizz because early frosts often led to incomplete fermentation during the manufacturing process.