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TIL Homo Sapiens hunted to extinction 46/57 megaherbivore species (body mass ≥1,000 kg) over the past 50 000 years

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oBD0o TIL souls were typically depicted as female in traditional Christian art, whether or not the person was female.
D1Vmv TIL that birds in the Netherlands fly higher on New Year's Eve to avoid the fireworks
b98l0 TIL that the word homosexual was not in the Bible until 1946 and the word it replaced translated to pedophile
Yp60B TIL of the "Elfstedentocht" (eleven city tour). An ice skating tour held on natural ice in the province of Frisia. It visits all 11 historical towns in Frisia and spans almost 200 km. It can only take place when the weather is favorable and has only taken place 15 times since the first one in 1909.
8aYob TIL lenses implanted in the eye following cataract surgery, are the result of a surgeon realizing shrapnel from a WW2 windshield lodging in a pilot's eye did not cause an infection or show signs of tissue rejection.