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TIL an 5400 strong legion of Roman soldiers disappeared in Caledonia, with no records left.

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JYNKk TIL of the Pitcairn Islands, which were populated by British Navy Mutineers and their Tahitian wives, its population is currently 50 with most citizens stemming from 4 original families.
R50NQ TIL that the massive sound pollution of, say, pile-driving underwater to build bridges can be dramatically reduced with "air bubble curtains," to the point that fish which would have been killed by the shockwaves before are no longer affected
6EPlw TIL when Emperor Honorius was told about the fall of Rome he "cried out," thinking his favorite chicken, named Roma, had died. On hearing that it was instead the city Rome that had fallen, Honorius breathed a sigh of relief.
R7rl4 TIL inoculation was introduced to America in 1706 by an West African slave named Onesimus, who taught his owner Cotton Mather how his parents inoculated him as a child. in 1721, Mather used this method to successfully combat a smallpox outbreak in Boston.
J1MZl TIL The U.S. Survey Foot was officially retired January 1, 2023