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TIL that Charles Darwin conducted excavations at Stonehenge in 1877 to test his hypothesis that earthworm bioturbation is largely responsible for the continual sinking and burial of surface objects across the world.

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ADjen TIL Archaeologists excavating a cave in the mountains of central Mexico have unearthed evidence that people occupied the area more than 30,000 years ago — suggesting that humans arrived in North America at least 15,000 years earlier than thought
loOBG TIL of Sgt Pilcher, who in 1960s London arrested Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Keith Richards, Donovan, George Harrison, John Lennon, among others, for drugs possession. He almost got Eric Clapton, but the guitarist legged it out the back when Pilcher claimed to be the postman with a special delivery.
OGjNe TIL of the Annecy shootings, where 3 members of a British family and a passing cyclist were shot to death in rural south-eastern France. Despite identification of the weapon, the perpetrator remains unknown, with investigations referencing the "sensitive" nature of the father's work as a motive.
w78W TIL: There’s a nursing home in Seattle that brings in kids to play with the elderly. It improves the daily lives of the residents and makes the kids less likely to be ageist later in life
loV75 TIL about the Two Headed Boy of Bengal born in 1783. The second head was upside down with the neck pointed straight up. Shockingly, the second head was fully functional. This extremely rare type of parasitic twinning is known as Craniopagus parasiticus, occurring in about 2 to 3 of 5,000,000 births.