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TIL that the ruins of a 2,300-year-old Mayan Temple in Belize were destroyed by contractors who wanted to use the bricks for gravel to build a road.

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OJeL TIL Commander Hadfield gave a TED talk urging people to walk through non-venemous spiderwebs to learn the difference between fear and danger.
a8PdM TIL Aristotle supported infant exposure in ancient Greece, arguing deformed babies "shall not live." Unwanted kids (often girls or sickly) were left outdoors to die "naturally"—seen as less brutal than direct killing.
JY9lm TIL That in London, on Monday 17th of October 1814, over 320,000 gallons of beer gushed out of the factory after several tanks broke. The beer claimed at least 8 people's lives, and countless others would have been iniured.
yLEl TIL that in the aftermath of WWII, Germany received relief when a massive amount of its debt was forgiven by its European creditors, including Greece
J1YYl TIL about Captain Tim Lancaster, a pilot who was SUCKED OUT THE FRONT OF THE PLANE, then grabbed and held by an air steward until the plane landed.