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TIL late last year archeologists in Israel discovered a cave that was used by humans some 400,000 years ago. They think it was used as a 'school' where people were taught how to make primitive tools

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dGej TIL the slowest musical piece in history, As SLow aS Possible (ASLSP) by John Cage, is currently being played for the next 639 years. It started 2001 and the last note change was in 2013.
GYBe4 TIL before his murder, James Fannin made three requests: he asked for his personal possessions to be sent to his family, to be shot in his heart and not his face, and to be given a Christian burial. The Mexican soldiers took his belongings, shot him in the face, and burned Fannin's body.
R71D4 TIL Kodak once made crayons
lrya TIL in most US states, if the arresting officer uses excessive force that could cause “great bodily harm,” the arrestee has the right to defend him or herself.
KLVa TIL of Rat Park. When given the choice between normal water and morphine water, the rats always chose the drugged water and died. When in Rat Park where they had space, friends and games, they rarely took the drug water and never became addicted or overdosed despite many attempts to trick them