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TIL that Neanderthals ate dolphins and horses

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VMO7k TIL that scientists developed a plan to boost Egypt's hydroelectric capacity by using 200+ atom bombs to carve a canal between the Qattara Depression and the Mediterranean to create a vast inland sea. The proposal was rejected
BrkBe TIL that it is currently the year 2077 as per the Hindu Calendar,the same year in which Cyberpunk 2077 has been released.
NKR1 TIL the Titanic crew had no binoculars , which may have helped them see the iceberg. They were inside a locker and the key was lost.
rDJ4 TIL of the ‘Banana Massacre’ of 1928 where up to 3000 striking workers were murdered for United Fruit Company (Chiquita).
maEP TIL that on a $500 bet, the first words of the third man on the moon (who was somewhat shorter than Neil Armstrong) were “Whoopie! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that’s a long one for me.”