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TIL of the battle of Cerami; “The Norman Thermopylae”, where 300 Normans defeated 50.000 troops of the Emirate of Sicily

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kOM5B TIL that World War II veteran Don Karkos had the sight in one of his eyes miraculously restored when a racehorse accidentally hit him in that eye and dislodged the shrapnel that had caused his blindness.
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.
9YGgm TIL Peanut allergies can be prevented by introducing peanut-containing food to infants between 4-6 months old
npeW TIL there’s more gold in a ton of mobile phones than a ton of gold ore. It takes a ton of ore to get 1g of gold, but you can get the same amount from recycling 41 mobile phones
Z8EAQ TIL, bleach mixed with water is only potent for about one day