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TIL Aubrey Eberhardt was the first person to shout "Geronimo" jumping from a plane

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VBgPB TIL that in the late 1960s the construction of the Aswan Dam was going to lead to the loss of many Ancient Egyptian structures, so a coalition of 50 countries came together to dismantle the structures and reassemble them out of harm's way. This led to the creation of World Heritage Sites.
JWVl TIL That Excavations of a kurgan in Russia in 2013 revealed that Scythian tribal chiefs used gold bongs 2400 years ago to smoke cannabis and opium.
Ax47 TIL autism is not actually on the rise. Studies have shown that the apparent increase in autism cases stems from changes in how physicians define “autism”.
rRpB0 TIL in 1956, the first modern American mall opened-- the Southdale Shopping Center in Edina, Minnesota. Upon touring, architect Frank Lloyd Wright criticized it "had all the evils of the village street and none of its charm... You should have left downtown downtown." History proved Wright wrong.
P1PmZ TIL George Washington Carver made a list of 8 cardinal virtues that define a lady or gentleman