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TIL all the historical information on Atlantis comes from one source: Plato, who probably invented the whole thing to show Athens was better than even this fabled civilization.

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Weo8 TIL the words ‘Fascist’ and 'Faggot’ both derive from the Latin term for a bundle of sticks.
R7y74 TIL The Hudson Bay Company sold land comprising about a quarter of the continent to Canada in 1869 for $1.5 million. The inhabiting indigenous peoples were handed over to Canada like "a flock of sheep".
5K6r TIL that while smiling is perceived as a positive emotion most of the time, there are many cultures that see it as a negative expression and consider it unwelcoming. Too much smiling can be viewed as a sign of shallowness or dishonesty. Japanese people may smile when they are confused or angry.
16loX TIL That Lawrence Livermore Labs his the highest concentration of Phd's @ 1100 per square mile.
5YNPr TIL that everything around us exists in the past, It takes brain 13 milliseconds to register what it sees. You aren't seeing the current state of anything.