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TIL that the first ever morse code message was “what hath god wrought?”

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oBDdE TIL, North Eastern Indians look like South East Asians and are usually discriminated by Indians from the mainland.
9YYDm TIL fiddle and violin are the same instrument. The difference is in how they're played
R5bkw TIL some industries in the USA have mandatory retirement ages. Some include pilots in the airline industry at age 65(up from age 60), National Park Rangers at age 57, and Oregon Judges at age 75.
45n5 TIL spectators at Roman circuses divided themselves into four color-themed teams, the Reds, the Whites, the Greens, and the Blues, each of which attracted fanatical support. During one riot, 30000 Greens and Blues were massacred in a single day.
Zp0OQ TIL about the East German Balloon Escape, where 8 people successfully escaped East Germany in a homemade hot air balloon