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TIL Stone Age Europeans may have practiced human sacrifice, including live burial under houses…

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WkkWY Investigating diseases of prehistory
6o5Y TIL that NASA flew an F-106B through 1,496 thunderstorms on purpose to improve aviation lightning protection standards. It was hit by lightning 714 times.
Oo6g4 TIL that Pheidippides, the man who inspired the modern marathon, initially ran 150 miles over two days to request help from Sparta before running back. He then ran the 25 miles to the battlefield near Marathon and back to Athens to announce the Greek victory over Persia in the Battle of Marathon
JYKWl TIL there is good evidence that Prohibition of alcohol in the USA was effective. A 2003 study found that liver cirrhosis deaths dropped by 10 to 20 percent.
6EdWY TIL: The younger son of US President Calvin Coolidge died from an infected blister he got playing tennis without wearing socks.