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TIL the earliest evidence of pavement markings are from Mexico around 1600 AD. It consisted of a centerline of stone of a lighter color

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kOKD1 TIL Magpies in Australia are not related in anyway to Magpies in the rest of the world.
Rmx7 TIL the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs also caused volcanoes to erupt everywhere, acid rain which burned flesh and vegetation, sulfuric gas that blocked out sunlight for years, vaporized rocks as deep as the sea floor, and mega tsunamis up to 2 miles (3.22km) high.
Y7GQB TIL that in 1923, a jockey died mid-race but his horse still won the competition.
X057r TIL that Botox injections actually contain the Botulinum toxin(causes Botulism) to temporarily paralyse face muscles and give a wrinkle-free appearance.
P00g TIL: Alexander the Great strongly promoted shaving during his reign in the 4th century BCE to avoid “dangerous beard-grabbing in combat”, and because he believed it looked tidier.