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TIL there is a 1,700 year old Ethiopian counterpart of the Rosetta Stone called the Ezana Stone. The inscription commemorates Ethiopian military victories and their conversion to Christianity in their native language Ge’ez, as well as ancient Greek and South Arabian Sabaen.

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PYO0g TIL in 1941, when a General asked Winston Churchill for more men to man Antiaircraft guns, Churchill replied "No, I can’t spare any men, you’ll have to use women." Mary Churchill (18), Winston Churchill's youngest daughter was among the first to join and rose to the rank of Junior Commander in 1944.
Y7XP7 TIL In 1695 Henry Every became the target of the first world-wide manhunt. Every and his crew raided the Mughal's Grand fleet, stealing the equivalent to £97.1 million in 2022, and almost started a war with the English's East Indian Company and Mughal Empire. What became of Every is unknown.
W7L1Y TIL Barry Bonds record breaking home run ball was donated to the baseball hall of fame branded with an asterisk
rR0ne TIL The light pen, a predecessor to modern touch screens, was first invented in 1955 and popular through the 60s and 80s. A light pen detects changes in brightness from the cathode-ray tube and communicates the timing of this event, time and brightness are correlated for position.
wLDr1 TIL Almonds are a member of the rose family. The same as a peach, apricot, plum, and cherry. Because the fruit of the almond is a drupe, consisting of an outer hull and a hard shell with the seed, which is not a true nut, inside.