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TIL about the ancient Italian city of Matera, where up until the 1950’s, some people were living in caves as old as 9,000 years

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YpeEB TIL that there was another general Paulus responsible for the fall of an empire. After revolting against the western roman emperor, the Heruli stormed on Italy. General Paulus was leading the remainder of the roman army. The Battle of Ravenna was the finishing blow to the empire.
mW1E TIL Hans Island is a disputed territory between Canada and Denmark. When the Danish visit, they leave a bottle of Schnapps for the Canadians. When the Canadians visit, they leave a bottle of Canadian Club for the Danish
LkRWP TIL That in the US, Chicken is washed in Chlorine. This has been banned in the EU since 1997.
g8KD TIL that some dogs that fail seeing-eye school go to work as bomb-sniffers for the ATF
kyGB TIL about ‘Nominative Determinism’, the theory that people tend to gravitate towards areas of work that fit their names