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TIL NASA mapping satellites discovered Mayan ruins that were overgrown by the jungle

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MeDM0 TIL of the Kalash, a group of around 30,000 people in Pakistan who don't fit into any race category, being genetically distinct from all other races in the world. They are now considered to be humanity's sixth genetic cluster, alongside African, Caucasian, Asian, Oceanian, and Native American.
1GbW TIL there is an animal that is a near-perfect mix of a shark and a ray called a bowmouth guitarfish.
9wljB TIL the 1902 Rickshaw Controversy. After colonizing the Philippines, Americans tried to "improve" urban public transportation by replacing privately operated horse-cabs with publicly-funded Rickshaws. It failed as Filipinos thought it turned them into beasts of burden, and revolted against the idea.
neyEY TIL that the Aztecs believed our current world was the fifth in a series of creation cycles, and the previous four worlds were destroyed in a variety of ways from flooding to raining flames. According to the Aztecs, the world we currently live in will be destroyed by earthquakes
oBm1L TIL that the character Oscar the Grouch has gone on record as being a Canadian, though he tries to keep his Canadian identity a secret, because he doesn't want people to like him.