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TIL of a folk song called “Michael, Row the Boat Ashore”. A Black gospel song first sung by former slaves whose owners had abandoned them on the sea Islands by South Carolina. The boat symbolises a way to freedom from the tyrannies of slavery

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d8pJE TIL that binoculars are sufficient for stargazing
X0LGE TIL of a drug that was developed by Nazi Germany in 1944 called D-IX. Intended for military use as an overall performance enhancer, its ingredients consisted of only methamphetamine, cocaine and oxycodone. D-IX never went into production as the war ended.
R7858 TIL that the cave art in European caves was made by Neandertals and not by early humans
myXy TIL that Orcas Island, famous for its resident pods of orcas, was actually named after Horcasitas, the Viceroy of Mexico, who sponsored an expedition there in 1791. Whereas the animal name “orca” originated in Ancient Rome. So “Orcas Island” is probably the most coincidental place name on Earth.
RVJ1 TIL many brands of lipstick still contain large traces of lead