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TIL that the average hunter gatherer had more leisure time than a typical working adult does today.

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KkxR TIL a New Zealand man built a working cruise missile for $5,000 USD using legally obtained parts mostly from eBay
69B8Z TIL that the first touchdown in the first Superbowl was made by Max McGee. A reduction in playing time due to injuries and age, he entered the Superbowl hungover as he did not expect to play in the game but when the starting receiver went down he was put in and scored a touchdown shortly after.
Qdgk TIL if you make 25000 USD in a year, you are in the top 2% richest people in the world by income
awRN0 TIL the origin of the term “Love” as 0 in tennis is heavily disputed. The most common belief is that it originated from the french word for egg (L’oeuf) as the shape of the zero represented an egg
VMVJ0 TIL The Beatles were such big fans of Monty Pythons Flying Circus that they did cameo appearances on the programme after their break up