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TIL that some of the most spectacular and unspoiled Roman ruins are located in Libya

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p8Xo4 TIL about the Windows XP wallpaper. The image is called "Bliss" and it's a supposedly unedited image of a hill found on the Los Carneros American Viticultural Area. The photographer, Charles O'Rear, says he took it on his way to visit his girlfriend. Eventually in 2000, he was contacted by Microsoft
XEPQ6 TIL Contrary to popular lore, there was no epidemic of suicides in the wake of the Stock Market Crash of 1929. One contemporary reference to the myth was written by a British reporter who had been very badly burned in the market himself, the reporter’s name was Winston Churchill.
XPBQ TIL that the Pentagon is developing a “combat chewing gum” to help soldiers maintain dental hygiene in the field. It is expected to save the Army $100million per year in dental services.
QJlMk TIL Queen Elizabeth has only bowed to one person since becoming the Monarch. It was Princess Diana's coffin at her funeral.
0wDnN TIL glass sponges are thought by many to have the longest life span of any animal on Earth, growing up to 15,000 years old.