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Til- After His Wife Was Denied Water, Bapuro Tajne managed to dig her a well in under 40 days and ended up discovering a water source capable of sustaining his entire village.

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xJGB TIL That a legendary killer camel terrorized 19th century Arizonians by stomping them to death. Oh, and he had a rotting skeleton tied to his back as he prowled the Southwest.
XOmQ TIL Africa is bigger than the USA, China, India, Europe and Japan combined. Pretty hard to tell just by looking at a map. This one really puts it into perspective!
4XJGX TIL that sitting cross-legged for long periods is harmful to your body, especially the pelvis and back.
L9p0 TIL of “Third Man Factor”, a psychological phenomenon that can occur during traumatic experiences. People report an unseen presence like a guardian angel that provides comfort or support
l7LR5 TIL in 1912, a man found the skull of a prehistoric "missing link" in the human evolutionary chain. In 1953, it was discovered that the skull was that of a medieval human with an orangutan jaw and fossilized chimpanzee teeth. "The Piltdown Man" become the most famous paleoanthropological hoax ever.