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TIL the Spillings Hoard, the largest Viking silver hoard ever discovered, was accidentally found in 1999 by archaeologists filming a segment on looting at archaeological sites.

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P1ldJ TIL Michael Jackson was not the youngest Jackson brother. In 1975, younger brother Randy replaced Jermaine Jackson in the Jackson 5 when the group left Motown. Jermaine chose to stay at Motown, having married the daughter of founder Berry Gordy.
QJxDd TIL that Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, was so goth that she lost her virginity on her mom's grave
Z8bVG TIL that Black Garden Ant queens can live up to 15 years. Some have even been reported to live up to 30. Worker ants even live to at least 4 years.
Ly0m TIL All 50 states have laws that allow new mothers to give up their babies no questions asked up to 30 days after the birth.
nxNG TIL after Luvosky left Microsoft for Google, Steve Ballmer picked up his chair, threw it across his office and said, “Fucking Eric Schmidt is a fucking pussy. I’m going to fucking bury that guy, I have done it before, and I will do it again. I’m going to fucking kill Google