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TIL the Great Flood story of Noah is theorized to be an oral history recounting the spilling over of the Mediterranean Sea into the Black Sea, which at the time was a fresh water lake.

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LQPGV TIL from 2003 to 2010, the TV Land Awards presented a "Future Classic Award" to a contemporary television show. The winners in order were: American Dreams, Arrested Development, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, The Office, Two and a Half Men, and Glee.
wLvaJ TIL Bread makes ducks sick, prevents them from learning to forage, and can even deform their wings so they can’t fly.
n5Vo TIL in the Marvel Universe the cleanup from major battles is handled by Damage Control, a joint venture of Tony Stark and the Kingpin. They even had their own series in the late 80’s.
9wnLX TIL of a set of 17 coffins found in Arthur's Seat near Edinburgh in 1836; each one was 9.5cm long and had a doll in them and no reason is known for their existence; and in 2014 an extra doll and coffin was sent to the Edinburgh museam to match the set.
PYlnJ TIL The word "vanilla" has a root going back to Latin word "vagina," meaning "sheath," which describes the shape of vanilla pods.