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TIL: Atheism was Treason, Punishable by Death in Ancient Rome

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16O58 TIL of the Clacton Spear. It is the remnant of a wooden spear that was crafted about 400,000 years ago, making it older than the evolution of modern humans and the oldest known example of a wooden tool created by a hominid.
kOmk4 TIL The most expensive collection of Pokemon cards is valued at over $10 million, by Gary Haase, a 67-yr old father of 3 from Las Vegas
M7YAm TIL in 1977 George Lucas made a deal with Steven Spielberg, 2.5% of A New Hope's profit for 2.5% of Close Encounters of the Third Kind's profit (George thought Close Encounters was certain to outperform A New Hope). This deal netted Spielberg over $40M dollars. He still earns money from it today.
0dPwR TIL Sex toys were invented 30,000 years ago which means they were invented long before the wheel.