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TIL Timbuktu is an ancient city in Mali, North Africa.

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eJG4 TIL in 2014 a Chinese company built 10 one-story homes in 24 hours using 3D printing technology. Each 2,100 square-foot building costs less than $5,000 to construct. The builder hopes the company’s 3D-printing technology will one day be used to build skyscrapers.
ljXN TIL There was an all female Rock Band name ‘Rockbitch’ which was infamous for throwing 'Golden Condoms’ at their audience and whoever got it, male or female, was taken backstage to have sex with band members. [NSFW]
7r9Y7 TIL the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa released the equivalent energy of 13,000 Hiroshima bombs, or enough to power the average US home for more than 20 million years.
OGg8g TIL the official name for Clippy (Microsoft’s office assistant) is actually Clippit
8elZZ TIL The forerunner to the pressure cooker, the steam digester, was desigend to separate out fats and prepare bones for bone meal.