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TIL the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign has a different message on its lesser-known back side

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Br9Er TIL the oldest known zoo dating back to 3500BC was discovered in 2009 at the egyptian city of Nekhen(Hierakonpolis,city of hawks). Collections included hartebeasts, elephants,and leopards.
oB5lW TIL of the Brazilian Ant Forelius pusillus, which each night sends a few ants to completely conceal and protect the colony’s entrance. Those ants, stuck outside in the cold and the wind, wander away from the nest to die during the night sacrificing themselves for the greater good.
9Brm TIL that Greek Fire, fire that was almost impossible to put out and generally used to attack ships, was created in the 7th century but its recipe has been lost to history and we still aren’t completely sure what it was made of.
9APm TIL that Kodak maintained an underground nuclear reactor for over 30 years.
MoVa TIL that all cast members who work for Disney are given specialist training in signing their characters autograph so that if you went now, and again in ten years time, Mickeys autograph will always be the same no matter who is playing him at the time.