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TIL ancient graffiti found in Pompeii calls into dispute the date Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. A millennia would pass before archeologist’s would discover a workers charcoal inscription dated 17 October 79 AD. 2 months after the infamous city was allegedly buried under 20 feet of ash and pumice stone.

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gMGo9 TIL new car smell is created when volatile organic compounds from adhesives and sealants used in car manufacturing emit noxious gas into the car, known as off-gassing. Individually they aren’t harmful, but together they could cause health problems by long-term exposure.
X4Gr TIL in 2001, members of PETA had just left an anti-hunt protest when they hit a deer. They informed the NJ Division of Fish and and Wildlife that they would sue for damages and injuries since it was a result of the deer management program, which included, increasing the deer population.
b9x5p TIL in Victorian times, the cheapest form of accommodation available was a “penny hang”. You could literally pay a penny to sleep over a ROPE. This was commonly used by drunk sailors who had spent all of their money and is the origin of the term “hangover“.
e0Dm4 TIL U.S Space Command has existed since 1982 as part of the U.S Airforce. It has approximately 22,000 military personnel and 9,000 civilian employees.
vEaD TIL that even through African-americans are only 13.6% of the population on USA, they account for 39.4% of the prisons, 52.5% of homicides and 35% of youth crimes.