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TIL in 1930 a British anthropologist discovered bowling by ancient Egyptians

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16w0r TIL Actress Ida Lupino was one of the first female directors with real industry power. Aside from Rod Serling himself, she’s the only person to both direct and star in episodes of The Twilight Zone. "The Sixteen Millimeter Shrine" and "The Masks" are both critically regarded as among the show's best
R7YOQ TIL that even though they existed for about 165 million years, only about 700 species of dinosaur have been discovered to date.
epVXg TIL tagging content on social media (I.e. hashtags) falls into a classification system called Folksonomy.
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69omJ TIL following Usain Bolt's achievement of a new 100 m world record at the 2009 Berlin World Championships, the mayor of Berlin presented him with a 12-foot-long, 6,000-pound piece of the Berlin Wall. Bolt accepted the gift and it is now on display at the Jamaica Military Museum.