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TIL German art student hand-illuminated Silmarillion in the style of medieval monastery book

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BrvvW TIL the Pentagon was built in less than a year and a half and was only supposed to be temporary
KOy8R TIL At the turn of the 20th century, Nikola Tesla wrote a magazine article discussing robots, wind power, solar power, A.I., and wireless communications.
pYWp8 TIL that salamanders tend to live inside rotting logs. When these logs are burned as firewood, the salamanders try to escape. This led to beliefs that salamanders were born from flames, or had abilities to resist and quench fires.
R54G6 TIL: In 2021, scientists found the fossils of a reptile that "looks like a pokemon" the size of a pigeon with a frog like moth, bat wings, large eyes, and a long tail. The fossils were 160 million years old. It was named Sinomacrops bondei, which means "China, large eyes and face".
MeNb7 TIL that in the 1950s, people attempting to get discharged from the Army for homosexuality, as had become common during the draft, had to pass a 'gag reflex test.' No gag reflex, youre free to go