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TIL that The Piltdown man, found by Charles Dawson in England from 1910–1912 and thought to be a key human-ape link, was revealed in 1953–54 as a hoax made from a modern human skull, an orangutan jaw, and a chimpanzee tooth, deliberately faked to trick scientists.

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dNQB TIL that in the past many religions had “Sacred prostitutes” that would engage in sexual intercourse for rituals.
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J1gVm TIL that the Goseck Circle, a neolithic structure in Germany has entrances that align with the sunrise and sunset on both the winter and summer solstice. It was built around 4,900 BC making it nearly 7,000 old. This makes it older than Newgrange in Ireland and Stonehenge in England.
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