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TIL ancient human ancestor Homo erectus ate cooked food as long ago as 1.9 million years

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n8O9 TIL Mohammed himself made a charter that ordered Muslims to protect Christians until the end of the world.
8a1X8 TIL that Carrol Shelby who won at Le Mans, and portrayed in Ford vs Ferrari, had a heart transplant at age 67, and lived to 89.
6A9l TIL that the Tourette Syndrome Association released a statement after the South Park episode “Le Petit Tourette” where they complimented the show on being “well researched” and that it “served as a clever device” to get accurate information to the public.
aDBb TIL that Andre the Giant dropped out of school after 8th grade, expecting to be a farm laborer.
Qnxe TIL astronauts must have good airflow around them when they sleep, otherwise, they could wake up oxygen-deprived and gasping for air because a bubble of their own exhaled carbon dioxide had formed around their heads.