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TIL Teeth blackening was popular around the world in times past and still practiced by a few

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8aYG8 TIL about Chittorgarh, a ~700 acre mountaintop fortress in Rajasthan, India, built in the 700's AD and undefeated for almost 600 years
xrx0 TIL the Broncos unretired the No. 18 jersey for Peyton Manning. Its original wearer was an assistant coach who, after injuries and poor play, stepped in as QB and became the first one to throw for 3000 yards in a season.
KOAg4 TIL that archaeologists discovered an ancient 'meme' in Turkey. In 2012 during excavation work which revealed a 2000-year-old mosaic, which features a chill skeleton reclining with bread and wine next to the inscription "Be cheerful, live your life".
lBb7 TIL: Today I learned: The World Health Organization classifies tanning beds as a Level 1 carcinogen, the same as plutonium and cigarettes.
6NK8 TIL Fox News owner also owns a porn empire.