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TIL the oldest human footprints ever found outside Africa are nearly 1 million years old, and were discovered on a beach in Norfolk, England.

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YKQA TIL that in 1900, the anarchist Marius Jacob organized a band of thieves with three rules: no killing, except to preserve life or freedom, steal only from social parasites, and invest a percentage of the stolen money into the anarchist cause.
KO6wE TIL the Blue Mustang statue, nicknamed Blucifer because of its glowing red eyes, in front of the Denver International Airport killed its creator in 2006 when its head fell on him and severed an artery in his leg
rN0a4 TIL the total number of Americans over 7-feet tall is estimated between 85 and 150.
kkjd TIL Studies show that Alcoholics Anonymous is a less effective treatment for alcoholism than no treatment at all
X0v9j TIL “swallowing the tongue during a seizure” is actually a myth. The muscle underneath the tongue (lingual frenulum) prevents this from happening