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TIL of the ultimate WWI Glory Hole. A latrine and a hole in a paper shack lead to a technological discovery that lead to pinpointing enemy artillery

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awekJ TIL German secondary education streams kids into 5 different types of schools
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BxXb TIL Gaius gracchus, the ancient roman politician, had a bounty put on his head to the price of the head’s weight in gold. Although the head was delivered, the prize was never paid, as it was discovered that Gaius’ captor had emptied out his brain and replaced it with molten lead.
LgPd TIL that in ancient Rome, one of the most common cooking ingredients was called “laser”, from the silphium plant. It does not exist today: it was so delicious that it was harvested to extinction from its natural habitat in what is now Libya. We think that it probably tasted something like garlic.
VMdJB TIL Ted Nugent's brother has served as CEO of both Neutrogena and Revlon.