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TIL The earliest human settlement in Australia - dating back 49,000 years - was discovered by an Aboriginal elder looking for somewhere to pee

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VBWvk TIL that when Judge Alton B. Parker was offered the nomination for President in 1904 by party elders, he gave such a bland speech about foreign policy that even his own supporters were uninspired. After the speech, Parker decided to stay silent and not to comment on the major issues.
N7PZ1 TIL That the Cuban Missile Crisis began when a CIA operative noticed soccer fields on a Cuban Military Base. “Cubans play baseball, Russians play soccer”
nMAY TIL: The Irish-Jamaicans make up 25% of the Jamaican population.
e4AJ TIL that Carlos Vasquez, a dry cleaner in New York, has a sign outside his shop that reads: If you are unemployed and need an outfit clean for an interview, we will clean it for FREE".
p8PpN TIL That a German shepherd named Talero stayed next to the body of his owner for 23 days, after he had died in a snow storm. He prevented animals from attacking the body, and tried to keep his owner warm by sleeping by his side.