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TIL that “Make feet for children’s stockings” was once a euphamism for sex.

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N7QON TIL In 1965, a Ukrainian farmer dug up the lower jawbone of a mammoth. Further excavations revealed the presence of 4 huts, made up of a total of 149 mammoth bones. These dwellings, dating back some 15,000 years, were determined to have been some of the oldest shelters ever built
1aydO TIL that, despite scathing reviews, every successive film in the Resident Evil franchise has made more money globally than the previous film (with the exception of Resident Evil: Retribution). The series has made more than $1 billion total and 4 out of 6 of the films opened at #1 in North America.
8eEga TIL that the use of the name 'John Doe' as a placeholder / average name can be traced back to as early as the 1300s
Qa0e TIL Elvis Presley’s favorite movie was “Monty Python and The Holy Grail”, he would rent out a movie theater to do midnight screenings with his friends.
ADJ97 TIL Latte Stones located throughout the Marianas date as far back as 800 A.D. with the largest standing 35 feet high and the heaviest weighing 34 tons.