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TIL that the first Emperor of China’s tomb (Of Terracotta Army fame) has not yet been explored. Ancient historians wrote that the tomb contains rivers of mercury mechanically operated to flow like real rivers; modern tests have reported mercury levels in the soil over 100 times what occurs naturally

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jNXbM TIL about Deer Avenger, a game series from the 90s where you played as a deer who shoots hunters
OGxrL TIL about the tiny hairs on Zucchini plant called "trichomes," tiny little bristles that can hurt the hands if not washed away properly.
8eGMV TIL Olympic hurdles for sprint in athletics are 23 cm (9 in) higher for men (107 cm / 3.5 feet) than for women (84 cm / 2.75 feet), though men are only 7.5 cm (3 in) to 15.5 cm (6 in) higher in average than women for most countries.
XevP TIL male water striders blackmail females into having sex by threatening to call predators
oBOrE TIL in 2007, Hong Kong researchers warned the "presence of a large reservoir of SARS-CoV-like viruses in horseshoe bats, together with the culture of eating exotic mammals in southern China, is a time bomb"