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TIL a high school teacher made a tumblr about stupid things high schoolers write in essays

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m1rLR TIL a study found that two 3000-year-old artifacts (a bracelet & a hollow decorative sphere) in the Treasure of Villena were forged from iron from a meteor that struck Earth a million years ago. Most of the 66 items in the treasure are made of gold & silver. The trove's origin remains a mystery.
nYrY TIL Harris Rosen, a man that helped Disney launch The Contemporary and The Polynesian hotels was fired right after the projects because he wasn’t a “company man.” He went on to create a scholarship fund for his city with 11MM of his own funds. Crime rates have plummeted and graduation rates soared.
D1nRY TIL that there is a monument in Georgia which gives instructions in 8 languages on how to rebuild society after an unknown apocalyptic event, whilst also functioning as a compass, calendar and clock
pJ5Q TIL that the hook on the end of a tape measure is intentionally loose. The distance it moves is equal to the thickness of the hook, to take into account the difference between hooking the end over an edge and pressing it against an object.
GQXJ TIL there was a Chrono Trigger 3D/HD Remake in the works up until 2004 when SquareEnix issued a cease and desist letter to the company making the game.