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TIL that there is a field of study that focuses on ‘primate archeology’. This field believes that certain primates have entered their own stone age.

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KOP14 TIL that the original Cousin Itt wig was made of human hair, but was eventually replaced with synthetic because everybody on set smoked and producers were afraid the actor would go up in flames
oRx0E TIL a boy was hit in the head with a foul ball during a televised game, rather than wait for EMTS to arrive, Jim Rice Ran into the stands and took him into the clubhouse, where he was immediately treated by the team's medical staff. He is credited with saving the boy's life.
6EZk7 TIL that in 1931, Gödel, a 25 year old mathematician, showed that there is a gaping hole at the bottom of mathematics. Simply put, there are things that are true that mathematics can never prove to be true.
m1dYO TIL During the battle of yarmuk in 636 roman commander Jarja a unit commander in the Byzantine right centre, rode up to the Muslim line and converted to Islam; he would die the same day fighting his former allies
eWPD TIL that the western world has donated over US$1 trillion dollars to Africa in the last 50 years.