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TIL we are more closely related than previously thought. Population collapse almost wiped out human ancestors, say scientists. Estimated only 1.3k individuals suited for breeding at lowest point

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a8pYo TIL Un'estate italiana, the official song of the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy, was composed by Giorgio Moroder, the same Giorgio featured by Daft Punk in Giorgio by Moroder
4Yng TIL that Plants of the Fenestraria genus produce optical fibers made from crystalline oxalic acid to transmit light to subterranean photosynthetic sites.
4kkE5 TIL William Wallace's co-commander, Andrew Moray, was mainly responsible for the Scottish victory in the Battle of Stirling Bridge, but died of his wounds. William Wallace was subsequently defeated in the Battle of Falkirk, when he let his men stand still in a hail of longbow fire.
kWEd TIL In 1914, British WWI soldier Thomas Hughes tossed a beer bottle with a letter to his wife into the English Channel. He was killed two days later. In 1999, a fisherman dredged up the bottle in the River Thames. Although Hughes’ wife had died in 1979, it was delivered to his 86-year old daughter.
yj6J TIL in 1985 Simple Minds rearranged and recorded “Don’t You Forget about Me” in 3 hours then forgot about it until The Breakfast Club came out and it became a #1 hit.