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TIL that Jim Woodman theorized that the Nazca lines were built via an ancient form of flight. TO prove this he constructed a hot air balloon only using resources that were available to the ancient Nazca people.

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dVMj TIL one of the oldest companies in America sold soap to George Washington and many other presidents. They still sell the scents in the exact formulas today.
ne5vY TIL The English vocabulary makes it very difficult to describe smells - we can only describe odors by comparing the smell to other things
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