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TIL Plywood has been around for at least 4500 years

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D19rr Today I learned of the Tulsa race massacre, white mobs targeted a black community and 36 people were killed.
6E5n7 TIL The average British adult spends around 3 hours a week on the toilet, but only 1.5 hours a week exercising.
Lob9 TIL The first Playboy Mansion became a student dormitory after the company donated it to the Art Institute of Chicago. The building was renamed Hefner Hall.
a8ew0 TIL Originally the past participle was hoist and not hoisted as in "he was hoist with his own petard"
7eDO TIL an 82 year old millionaire has hidden a 40lb treasure chest worth millions somewhere in NM and supplied a cryptic treasure map leading to its location. In the 3 years since he buried the treasure, no one has found it. (Map in link)