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TIL Emmer wheat was widely cultivated in the ancient world and formed part of the primary ingredients, along with barley, in ancient Egyptian bread and beer

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OGBne TIL that there is no specific date for when the office of prime minister of the UK first appeared, as the role was not created but rather evolved over a period of time through a merger of duties.
rpxy TIL A Queensland lungfish named Granddad has been living at the Shedd Aquarium since 1933. He is estimated to be over 100 years old.
QomE TIL the “Harlem Hellfighters” were the first African-American regiment to serve with the American Expenditionary Forces during WW1. They never lost a trench, a man through capture, or a foot of ground to the enemy.
6mvl TIL that besides 9/11, the only other attack by an outside force on Washington D.C. was in 1814 when George Cockburn, an admiral in the British Royal Navy, literally walked into the White House, ate James Madison’s dinner, drank his wine, and then set fire to the place.
oRYe7 TIL about myco-architecture--an ongoing project at NASA ARC to prototype fungi that would grow into usable habitats on Mars. Once fully grown, the fungi would be baked. The project aims to reduce weight carried on rockets when compared to the typically envisaged metal-and-glass buildings.