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TIL Oxford University is requesting the help of the general public to help and decipher 7 ancient languages.

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1DoX TIL when Alexander the Great asked the philosopher Diogenes why he was sifting through the garbage, Diogenes responded,“I am looking for the bones of your father but I cannot distinguish them from the bones of his slaves.”
d8vEj TIL that the decibel (dB) scale is logarithmic instead of linear. The difference between a rock band and an airplane taking off is only about 10dB.
9YOBQ TIL the Windows 10 default desktop image is actually a photograph and not made using CGI
4XMng TIL that Hypoxia impedes judgment to the point of being unable to recognise a playing cards suit or number.
jOXa TIL Kentucky counties that banned alcohol now have twice as much meth use