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TIL that Neanderthals buried their dead, used bone tools before us and probably made the first cave paintings

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kOKnE TIL The Mayans had paper-based books (codices) that Spanish missionaries burned, causing "much affliction" among the surviving Maya. Only three codices survive today.
Yp8Vv TIL the state of Nevada contains a micro-nation called the Republic of Molossia. This independent country has its own flag, currency, laws, and will actually stamp your passport if you make an appointment to visit.
YpmNr TIL of The Citizens of the Reich, a group of some 17,000 Germans, who believe that the 1937 borders of the German Empire still exist, who do not accept the legality of the Federal Republic of Germany, who refuse to pay taxes, and who are gathering weapons to bring down the federal government.
v1gl4 TIL Jesse Brown, the first USN black aviator, was killed after his F4U Corsair was hit by Chinese fire and crashed near Chosin Reservoir on 12/4/1950. His wingman, Thomas Hudner, purposely crashed his plane to try & save him and in doing so, was the only USN pilot in the Korean War to receive a MOH.
J984 TIL Estonia has Wi-Fi almost everywhere, even in remote places.