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TIL a blood-filled sandfly was described in 2004 from Early Cretaceous amber in Myanmar. The insect had reptilian blood cells in its gut, along with evidence of a prehistoric leishmania-like parasite.

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9wQxB TIL about the Chinese "Fuxing high-speed train" which is among the world's fastest at 350 km/h (217 mph)
4XQAN TIL in 1987, a concentration camp survivor was asked to identify an accused Nazi guard in court. He asked him to remove his glasses and approached him closely. When he made eye contact, the survivor recoiled and shouted "Grozny!" meaning "Terrible" in Polish, recognizing his "murderous eyes."
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8l0L TIL The Caveman Effect- Prehistoric people are associated with caves because that is where artifacts from them were able to be preserved over time, not necessarily because most of them lived in caves for most of their lives.
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