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TIL one of the first things people would see entering ancient Milan from the East was a bas-relief of a woman shaving her pubes.

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DQxXr TIL: the 1966 song “For What It’s Worth” by Buffalo Springfield was not written about the Vietnam War. The song was actually written about the protests/riots on L.A.’s Sunset Strip that occurred because the LA County began enforcing a 10 p.m. curfew for anyone under 18.
7KGx TIL The 1908 Olympics was hosted in London after being relocated from Rome after Mount Vesuvius erupted. It was also the longest Olympics lasting for 6 months and 4 days.
VMa1p TIL When author Flannery O'Connor had a high school assignment to sew a dress, she made one for her pet duck, which she then brought to school to model it.
b6gRp TIL there are more than 200 documented cases of pandas attacking humans. Most bites occur when people attempt to feed pandas. In these situations, the pandas become aggressive and attack.
5VxEB TIL a survey of 1,900 workers found that: 70% of them lied on their resumes, 76% lied on their cover letters, and 80% lied during the job interview.