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TIL why Roman concrete often lasted thousands of years, but ours decays in mere decades.

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Z8BeG TIL that in 2019, the CDC warned Americans not to kiss or snuggle their pet hedgehogs, after 11 people contracted a rare strain of salmonella. 10 of these 11 people were in close contact with hedgehogs before becoming ill.
vgd4 TIL Hitler’s brother lived in Liverpool and had a son, Patrick William Hitler, who joined the US army during WW2
P6BZ TIL in responding to why he starred in Jaws: The Revenge, Michael Caine said “I have never seen the film, but by all accounts it was terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific.”
WlB4 TIL that during the 1912 Olympics, one of the Japanese athletes didn’t notify race officials during a marathon, and technically didn’t finish. He later completed it when notified of this in 1967, making his time at 54 y, 8 m, 6 d, 8:32:20.3.
wLBMW TIL that Catherine De Medici maintained 80 ladies-in-waiting, whom she allegedly used as tools to seduce courtiers for political ends. They were known as her "flying squadron". She also used them as a court attraction. In 1577, she threw a banquet at which the food was served by topless women.