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TIL that approximately 100.8 Billion people have died on earth…

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4XddR TIL that in 2006, 20,000-year-old fossilized human footprints were discovered in Australia which indicated that the man who made them was running at the speed of a modern Olympic sprinter, barefoot, in the sand.
kOpvm TIL Mr Potato Head was originally just the accessories. You provided your own potatoes.
dDyBZ TIL there are other factors involved, other than just the father's xx or xy chromosomes, in determining which type of sperm fertilizes an egg and human behavior may have a hand in how those factors affect which type of chromosome/sperm impregnates an egg.
Oo566 TIL that medieval dentists knew how to fill cavities, treat facial fractures, could spot oral cancer, and even knew the basics of whitening teeth. Evidence also suggests they knew how to create dentures out of cow bone and human teeth.
X0Mw6 TIL that Goldeneye 007 was almost released as a 2D game for Super NES but during its creation, development of the game eventually shifted to the newer Nintendo 64 game console.