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TIL in 1955, someone dropped a 600 year old plaster buddha statue, only to discover the plaster was actually covering a solid golden statue.

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QJRj9 TIL about the Battle of Cajamarca in 1532, where 169 Spaniards defeated an Inca army 80,000 men. The Incas were outmatched, the Spanish had horses, better equipment and guns that scared the Incas.
aNny TIL, that in his lifetime, Abraham Lincoln survived Syphillis, Smallpox, Malaria (at least twice), spousal abuse, frostbite, and depression.
rXpw TIL many Neanderthal skeletons show signs of broken bones and other traumas in patterns very similar to that of rodeo riders, suggesting Neanderthal hunting involved quite a lot of close-quarters contact with large and savage animals.
9YexX TIL Steve Jobs did an internship for HP at age 12 after cold calling the CEO from a phone book asking for parts.
loxb7 TIL Marilyn Monroe was discovered while working at the Radioplane factory in 1945. She worked on the first ever remote controlled drones during WWII.