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TIL The true size of Africa.

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a8dBM TIL that archaeologists from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History announced the discovery of the city Ocomtún in June 2023, after finding the ruins of several pyramid structures measuring approximately 15 m. The site consists among others, of a Maya ball game court.
QNdja TIL during the Super Bowl in 1992 FOX aired a live episode of "In Living Color” at halftime to steal viewers from CBS. It was so successful that the NFL got Michael Jackson to perform the next year. Prior to 1993 halftime shows usually had themes such as "Winter Magic" or "Be Bop Bamboozled"
5YKpk TIL about the Q source, a hypothetical text that, with the gospel of Mark, contain the original material that the gospels of Matthew and Luke elaborated upon. And the Q source theory got traction with the discovery of the complete copy of the gospel of Thomas in 1945.
a4yM TIL There is a species of ants that have formed a single global super-colony
9wlaB TIL about the "Dark Triad" personality traits, which include narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy.