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TIL the burial site of Eve, which allegedly gave the ancient Arabian city of Jeddah (grandmother) its name, was cemented over by Saudi authorities in 1975

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EQoV TIL that in 1997, Mattel released ‘Share-A-Smile Becky’ Barbie doll, who was disabled and came with a wheelchair; however, the doll created controversy when it was pointed out that the Barbie-Dream-House was not wheelchair accessible and could not accommodate Becky’s needs.
ab4b TIL The “couple” in the famous V-J Day in Times Square photo were actually complete strangers, the sailor was drunk and grabbed the nurse who didn’t see him approaching. She later said “That man was very strong. I wasn’t kissing him. He was kissing me.”
YRjP TIL there is a school in Tracy, CA named Millenium High School. They’re mascot is the Falcon. They are the Millenium Falcons.
5YGGn TIL Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard along with NASA Scientist Jack Parsons went to the desert with the purpose of creating a Human Body for an entity called Babalon. This is known in history books as The Babalon Working.
j6eZN TIL that there was human species called Homo Floresiensis, that were very small - only 1.1 m (3 f 7in) in heights