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TIL the very first sci-fi novel, A True Story, was written in ancient Greek in the 2nd century AD. It featured space travel, aliens, robots, artificial atmospheres and more

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P1xKE TIL about Bruce Lindahl a serial killer who died after accidently stabbing himself in the leg while in the process of murdering another man.
KYEJQ TIL that the phrase “no animals were harmed in the making of this movie” is not necessary accurate.
6oBY TIL that the British Royal Navy (at substantial cost) established a fleet of ships known as the ‘West Africa Squadron’ which would patrol the west coast of Africa, capturing slave ships. This fleet is estimated to have captured 1,600 slave ships and freed 150,000 African slaves between 1808 & 1860.
0wR0A TIL of the Visible Human Project, where in 1993, a murderer was frozen, sliced and imaged, millimeter by millimeter, from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet, for science.
a8WJ0 TIL: Meowing is an interesting vocalization in that adult cats don't actually meow at each other, just at people. Kittens meow to let their mother know they're cold or hungry, but once they get a bit older, cats no longer meow to other cats.