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TIL about the Crypt of Civilization, one of the first modern time capsules, sealed in 1940 in Georgia. Modeled after the Egyptian tombs of the pharaohs, it will be opened in 8113 AD.

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BGDd TIL The Roman Colosseum had 28 lifts which hoisted animals 24 ft up, then cage lids and trap doors in the arena floor opened simultaneously, unleashing beasts to fight each other or men. A lift was remade last June, ridden by a wolf who received a biscuit when released into the Colosseum.
JA11 TIL that mind-blowing sex can give you transient global amnesia, a condition that causes you to lose all of your memories for a couple of hours.
W0ZY TIL: In the early years of the 20th century, horses were causing so much pollution with their poop that automobiles were seen as the “green” alternative.
E1kdx TIL the very first automation happened was via first Electronic Computer Colossus, to reduce the time for decoding World War II messages between Hitler & his Generals, from six weeks to six hours, at Bletchley Park in England.
R7NW1 TIL That during a football match in the Democratic Republic of Congo, lightning struck and killed all eleven members of one team while their opponents went unscathed, fuelling intense rumors of witchcraft