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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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Oo0E4 TIL about Russia's "spacecraft graveyard" in the Altai region, where over 2,500 tons of space debris -- some dozens of feet long -- have rained down since the start of the Space Age. As new space junk falls, locals rush to raid the wreckage for precious metals they can sell.
WkM9d TIL when the first chimp was launched into space, the button he was trained to press to receive a treat malfunctioned & he received electric shock after electric shock. “I never seen such terror on a chimp’s face,” said his trainer on his return.
bMp9 TIL that “The shortest St Patrick’s Day parade in the world takes place in Dripsey, Cork. The parade lasts just 100 yards and travels between the village’s two pubs.”
Pn5J TIL - “Iron Eyes Cody” the “face of Native Americans” with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame was 100% Sicilian.
BJAd TIL that most almonds are really poisonous and “eating even a few dozen in one sitting can be fatal” and that how we bred safe ones remains a mystery.