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TIL Earth’s temperatures are currently rising at least 10 times faster than at any time during the past 65 million years.

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16BJ4 TIL that Abe Lincoln's son represented Robert E Lee's son in a Supreme Court Case to reclaim Arlington Cemetery as Lee Jr's personal home; he shortly thereafter sold it right back to the US Gov't. The wiki chain was Band of Brothers author Stephen Ambrose -> Historian Hesseltine -> Wash/Lee Uni
Yxed TIL that Underwater Forest off Alabama Coast Uncovered by Katrina is 50,000 Years Old
jNXoj TIL The beak like mask which the black plague doctors wore was actually filled with sweet smelling substances usually Lavander; It's purpose was to aid with the smell of rot and decay and second, they believed that good smell would help them fight Black plague, which they believed it to be airborne.
ZKYv TIL that in 1944, 4 million Indians died because of an artificial famine created by the British government.
695L7 TIL there is an over 2000ft Ancient Roman Road Tunnel in Naples that was in use for nearly 2000 years.