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TIL about ancient takeout in the city of Pompeii.

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p80k8 TIL a Revolutionary-era wooden ship was found on the site of the World Trade Center during excavations after 9/11
VDeD TIL: The Yellowstone Park bison herd (approx. 5,500) is descended from a remnant population of 23 individual bison that survived a mass slaughter in the 19th century by hiding out in the Pelican Valley of Yellowstone Park.
neVo7 TIL A survey of ~80,000 words estimated the origin of English words to be 28.3% French, 28.24% Latin, 25% Germanic, 5.32% Greek, 4.04% No etymology given, 3.28% Proper names, all other languages < 1%.
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