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TIL: Although a symbol for the loss of cultural knowledge, it is possible that most of the material from the Library of Alexandria actually survived.

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AMMo TIL that confetti were originally handfuls of candy (‘confections’) thrown during Italian carnivale. Masks were worn in part to protect your eyes from airborne bonbons. Paper replaced candy after the industrial revolution.
R7ON6 TIL that platypuses lose their senses of sight, sound, and smell underwater, so they hunt prey using electroreception. Mechanoreceptors and electroreceptors in their bill allow them to use electrical impulses to locate objects in the deepest and darkest of waters.
dgeE TIL the Average Costco customer makes six figures
oBNK TIL Michael Bolton from Office Space is also the voice of Dr. Wernstrom and Scruffy the Janitor on Futurama (and several other characters)
Dk5g TIL - No more than 40 people live above 800 feet elevation in New York City. It’s an exclusive privilege for the super rich.