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TIL Ciabatta bread was only recently invented in 1982

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E1lJ7 TIL Natalie Imbruglia’s 1997 hit “Torn” is a cover of a 1993 Danish song called “Burned”.
LkJRQ TIL that Homo erectus stood about 1.79m (5'10"). Only 17% of modern male humans are taller - Their fossils were the oldest known early humans to have possessed modern human-like body proportions. And they are the longest lived human species around 9 times as long as our own species H.Sapiens.
XQKX TIL Richard Feynman made one mistake in his Feynman’s Lectures book and one student got her answer wrong in a exam. To her Feynman wrote “In science, believe in logic, not in authorities; I goofed and you goofed it too for believing me”
oBDW8 TIL During the great depression there was a Candy Bar Called Chicken Dinner that featured a picture of a delicious roasted chicken on the wrapper but contained no chicken.
Q5xa TIL NBC renewed ‘The Office’ for a second season, despite mediocre ratings for the first season, because they anticipated Steve Carell’s film, 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin’, would make it a ratings success - which it did.