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TIL that the acronym “R.I.P.” has been engraved on tombstones since at least the fifth century. “Rest in Peace” is the English translation of a Latin phrase with the same acronym.

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W7Nbo TIL that the archangel Gabriel is patron saint of stamp collectors, radio broadcasters, telecommunication workers, and postal workers.
vPRQR TIL On Sept 1st 1857 New York had a parade to celebrate the first transatlantic telegraph cable. The project took four years to complete and the line failed later that month. It was not until 1866 when communications reopened after the third line was laid (the second line snapped at sea).
R7JAw TIL All modern birds can be considered dinosaurs. An alligator is not.
kJ0Z5 TIL A controversial Cricket strategy nearly threatened diplomatic relations between England and Australia in the 1930s
ErD0 TIL that over the last 35 years, a portion of the scientific community involved in researching domestic violence has been actively concealing and misrepresenting the evidence for “Gender Symmetry”: the fact that women and men perpetrate partner violence at comparable rates [PDF]