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G5kQ TIL that Navy Seals who carried out the Bin Laden kill mission, forgot to bring a tape measure and had to measure Laden’s height by making a six feet tall Seal lie down next to Laden’s corpse.
8eNxa TIL: The world’s oldest wooden wheel has been around for somewhere between 5,100 and 5,350 years. Discovered near Ljubljana, Slovenia in 2002, it was determined to be the oldest through radiocarbon dating, showcasing the advanced state of craftsmanship thousands of years ago.
9Y4wG TIL of the thousand day ordeal of the Marathon Monks of Japan. They run daily marathons for hundreds of days, endure 7.5 days with no food, water, or sleep, and chant 100,000 mantras in front of a scorching fire. They carry a rope and a dagger with which to commit suicide if they fail.
m185p TIL about "grave wax" which is formed by a chemical reaction that turns the fat in your thighs and butt to a soap-like substance after a decade in a coffin.
R7WkQ TIL What was once the great city of Constantinople is now just a small district within the city of Istanbul.