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TIL that U.S. Marines significantly damaged the Babylon ruins during the Iraq invasion in 2003

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ADZ7o TIL of Dorothy Steel, the 91 yr old who made her big film acting debut as merchant tribal elder, who advises Chadwick Boseman's character in Marvel's "Black Panther." She sent in her audition tape and Marvel exec's said "Who is that old lady? We want her." She began her acting career at 88.
a8rry TIL that the Guinness Records for loudest outdoor AND indoor stadium crowd roars are both held by stadiums in the Kansas City area. Arrowhead Stadium at 142.2db outdoors and Allen Fieldhouse at 130.4db indoors.
e08bb TIL: Babies’ cuteness is key to their survival. Cute babies are just extremely hard to ignore, and this is likely hardwired into human brains. Less cute children are treated differently.
Nkg6 TIL of a thousand year old rosebush in Hildesheim Germany. It even survived world war two, despite being bombed by the allies.
LkeZ0 TIL that a 56-year-old grandmother's son had entered a competition to win a replica of a GTA Banshee on her behalf, making her the legal owner. She later sold it for $45k.