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TIL there are myths of an advanced civilization of red haired people who disappeared after the last ice age (5,000+ years ago)

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mZxR TIL That a shipwreck salvage company called Odyssey found a wreck worth half a BILLION dollars in 2007 (17 tons of silver and gold). They got to keep none of it and had to return it to Spain in 2012 despite it being found in International waters.
4Jmo TIL after days of hiding it from the world, Soviet was forced to acknowledge the Chernobyl disaster after an engineer at a power plant 1000miles away in Sweden surprisingly noticed radiation on his shoes on his way INTO the plant. They traced the wind patterns and reported the location of the source
neAaW TIL “Superfecundation”. It is when two or more eggs from the same cycle are fertilized by sperm from different acts of sexual intercourse. This can lead to twin babies with separate biological fathers. It’s rare in humans, but common in cats and dogs.
LkbEV TIL of Perpetua, a 3rd century martyr, by attack of wild animals. In the midst of the attacks, she would fix her dress and her hair to preserve her dignity. She eventually died by guiding the sword of a shaky soldier to her own neck.
XENr8 TIL legendary comedian Norm Macdonald had a severe gambling addiction that resulted in him losing all of his money on three separate occasions (largest was 400K at one time). It started with a 6 figure win in a night at a craps table in Atlantic City and grew to 20 online Texas hold'em hands at once