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TIL about long-time nuclear waste warning messages, including a "landscape of thorns whose shape suggests danger and bodily harm".

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mxMnO TIL that during the Vietnam war in the late 6as and early 70s the USA dropped 270 million bombs on Laos, making it the world's most bombed country.
ADvJo TIL beer soup was a common breakfast in medieval Europe.
gLG8 TIL that octopuses have been observed learning how to dismantle Lego structures and open child-proof caps on medicine bottles.
NXPZe TIL that Bolivia recognizes a ceremonial Afro-Bolivian monarchy with powers similar to those of a traditional king, which does not interfere with the system of the Presidential republic in force within the country.
dDva9 TIL the Paralympics started because of disabilities resulting from WW2, so this will be the first one in Paris even though it’s hosted the Olympics three times.