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TIL The Mesopotamian Empire and the Babylonian Empire were the first civilizations to introduce the use of sanitary sewerage system.

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M7Nwb TIL there is no real difference between a banana and a plantain except for the intended way of consuming..
LQrx0 TIL before joining the Ramones, Joey Ramone went by the stage name "Jeff Starship." He used the name from 1972 until 1974, the same year Jefferson Airplane changed its name to Jefferson Starship.
oBKAE TIL that when Bruce Springsteen was 19, he dodged his army draft by behaving "crazily" during the induction and not writing anything in tests. He later went on to write the song "Born in the USA" which was the singer’s reflection on the plight of American veterans returning home from Vietnam.
5VV7Q TIL Madagascar was settled by a small population of no more than 30 women. These 30 women are the ancestors of all native Malagasy today
yQNrM TIL That the loudest sound ever recorded was the Krakatoa volcano eruption in 1883. It was so loud that it ruptured the eardrums of people 40 miles away, traveled around the world four times, and was clearly heard from 3,000 miles away.