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TIL that dentists existed in 2600 BC

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v1MdK TIL that in 1980, with less than 5 seconds on the clock and a tied score, college basketball player Les Henson made a full-court field goal, setting a record of 89 feet, 3 inches
e4ek TIL - Millions of disposable chopsticks used in China are made in the USA
WkNp4 TIL On the Island of Dr. Moreau, Marlon Brando was fed lines through an earpiece which suffered interference from police radios causing him to yell "There's a robbery at Woolworth's!"
wLjMY TIL In Sri Lanka, reservoirs built more than thousand years ago are still used today
woXkM TIL there’s a dish called Engagement Chicken. According to legend, a fashion editor shared it with her assistant, who made it for her boyfriend. It was so good that he proposed. She shared the recipe with other colleagues and they all ended up engaged.