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TIL of the Iron Pillar of Delhi, an ancient, 23 ft solid pillar of near pure iron, that has resisted corrosion due to an unusual corrosion resistant layer. It also survived a direct canon ball strike in the 1700s from Muslim invaders.

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nePmd TIL that a loving touch causes female cockroaches to make babies faster
p7xQ TIL in 525 BC, in the battle of Pelusium the Persians brought cats with them when attacking Egypt, some of them using the cats as shields. Knowing that its forbidden to harm a cat in Egypt. The Egyptions afraid of hurting the cats surrendered to the Persians
dBxQ TIL of the Scottish ‘Munchy Box’ a pizza box containing up to 3000 calories of chips, donner meat, fried chicken, onion rings, garlic bread, pizza, pakora, and more
R77oQ TIL that the Great Smog of London in 1952 was caused by using coal as the main source of heat and was responsible for the deaths of around 12,000 individuals.
W7wW8 TIL that the first recorded hack occurred in 1903. While Guglielmo Marconi was publicly demonstrating his new "secure" wireless telegraph, rival inventor Nevil Maskelyne managed to broadcast rude poems to the receiver, accusing Marconi of "diddling the public".