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TIL that the bodies of six ancient Iranian salt miners were recovered in a such a good state of preservation that food was found in their stomach

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k0wE TIL the family dog has a bigger carbon footprint than an SUV
R7EvQ TIL a German nun left heartbroken after seeing leprosy patients in Pakistan, where it was believed as a punishment from God & patients were ostracized, left everything behind & moved there to fight leprosy alone. She got the country (then population of 127 million) rid of disease.
9YN4M TIL Investing $5 in bitcoin 7 years ago would make you $4.4 million richer today.
m1W8Y TIL in 2012, the remainder of the Wilhelm Unger Games in Germany were cancelled after a referee was running to measure the distance of a javelin throw while it was still in the air and was struck in the face and throat by it. The referee died after being taken to the hospital.
nnJr TIL that the word “barbarian” means “ person who doesn’t speak Greek ”