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TIL that a 99-million-year old fossilized Daddy Longlegs was found to be sporting an erection

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epDwn TIL the Hindi/Sanskrit word that Ancient Indians (~5000 BCE) used and still use for "Study of Geography" and it is "Bhoo-Gol", literally "Bhoo" = Land or Earth and "Gol/Gola" = Round
9Y8Q6 TIL that in 1856 a school master, after warning his students not to harm his tamed sparrow, strangled a student after class because the student stepped on it. School master was later shot dead by the student's father
7rmnP TIL After the Battle of Blair Mountain (1921) striking miners feared jail and confiscation of their guns, many decided to hide their weapons in the woods before leaving Logan County. Collectors and researchers are still finding weapons and ammunition hidden around the site to this day.
BgNYr TIL Iceland is still trying to reforest land from when the Vikings conquered the country over 1000 years ago.
BrKoW TIL about an associate professor of law at Southwestern Law School, named Caleb Mason who teaches individuals about 4th Amendment Rights. He in 2012 wrote a law commentary piece to Jay-Z's song "99 Problems" to inform individuals about how to handle searches and seizures in a lawful manner.