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TIL there are mysterious ancient stone cart tracks all over Malta, some of which disappear over cliffs and reappear at the bottom of the ocean.

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BNyd TIL Tolkien’s son hates The Lord of the Rings movies
GYQBj Today I learned that Thomas Edison killed a man by subjecting him to huge amounts of x-ray radiation through the use of his "flouroscope". Clarence Dally's hands were used for experiments and to show off x-ray capabilities, which eventually lead to him getting radiation sickness and cancer.
vP0Dx TIL Paul Robeson was an African American lawyer, stage actor (in New York and London), singer, and pro athlete, who won 15 letters in four varsity sports at Rutgers, was elected Phi Beta Kappa and became his class valedictorian after earning a scholarship at age 17 in 1915
XENBR TIL Cats will starve themselves to death if they don't like the food
MewgA TIL The Internet weighs the same as a strawberry (approx. 50 grams). Because the internet is run by electrons, which has a very miniscule mass.