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

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8egBa TIL At dawn on Friday October 13, 1307, the soldiers of King Philip IV had all Templars found in France captured.
9wlvB TIL whale milk is the consistency of toothpaste and they have inverted nipples inside mammary slits. When the calf nudges the slits, the mother pokes out her nipple and squirts the milk into baby’s mouth.
1a84O TIL the Rod of Asclepius, a snake winding around a stick and international symbol of medicine, represents the treatment for the bloodworm Dracunculus. This worm travels through the blood and eats its way to the skin: treatment involves wrapping the worm around a wooden stick and pulling it out.
87xG TIL Punxsutawney Phil is so bad at predicting the weather, we would have more accurate predictions with a coin flip.
6Y8l TIL the surgery masks that the Chinese began wearing to protect themselves from the polluted air has now become a fashionable accessory. Designer face masks with different details and mascots have become a big hit in the country.