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TIL There are fewer than nine Comanche speakers alive

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woxPP TIL UFO sightings date back to ancient Rome: in 218 BCE, during the Punic Wars, ‘phantom ships’ were reportedly seen in the sky near Rome; in 76 BCE, Pliny the Elder recorded a story of a ‘spark’ that fell from the sky, increased in size, and then returned to the heavens
kOAvE TIL There is an underground facility in Turkey that was originally built in 700BC that can house up to 20,000 People and Livestock
yQ7Ae TIL:About Albert Hale Sylvester a surveyor that worked for the USGS and US forest service, he gave names to over a 1000 natural features in Washington State, sometimes he was very whimsical/unusual in his naming practices giving such names as, Dirtyface peak,Dishpan gap,pass no pass, and many more.
ZpDwD TIL there's an abandoned Disney attraction on an island visible from the Magic Kingdom
YpyVZ TIL About the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi , planted in 288 BCE, is the oldest living human-planted tree in the world with a known planting date. It has been protected since its planting mainly due to its religious significance in Buddhism.