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TIL that humanity nearly became extinct 72000 years ago and we were down to 40 'breeding pairs'

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OoJMX TIL Electric Light Orchestra holds the record for having the most Top 40 hits (20) without ever having a number one single.
1aaN7 TIL that the earliest recorded club playing football of any kind was simply called Foot-Ball Club (founded in Edinburgh in 1824)
OKOe TIL Domestication is different from taming. You can tame many wild animals so they won’t try to kill you, but domestication requires a change at the genetic level.
QJWvM TIL That Jack Daniel's HQ is in a dry county so their product is not available for purchase in the area. Also TIL: US has dry counties.
xLm5 TIL a “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a buttload of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.