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Q1wk TIL the concept of the “rap battle” has existed since the 5th century, where poets would engage in “flyting,” a spoken word event where poets would insult one another in verse
lQkA TIL although that peat moss (used by farmers and gardeners to improve soil) is removed from Canadian wetlands, there is no need to conserve because it grows back 60 times faster than harvested.
rNY4x TIL Plant milks are over 1000 years old. Peoples in North America and North Africa separately developed legumes, beans, and nuts, based mixtures resembling milk since before 1000CE. The English description of these mixtures as 'milks' dates back to 1200 CE.
Me0Da TIL Batman the animated series issued a standing order to the animation department that all backgrounds be painted using light colors on black paper (as opposed to the industry standard of dark colors on white paper)
b9GvE TIL That around 1000 years after the great pyramids were built, most mammoth populations had died out. However, in Wrangel Island in Russia, there were around 500-1000 mammoths still alive!