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TIL residents of Pompeii almost all died instantly from extreme heat rather than from suffocation fire to ash/toxic gases

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X9j8 TIL that when Kim Peek managed payrolls of 160 people, he was able to complete this task in just hours without a calculator and when he was fired to be replaced by computer, it took two full time accountants plus the computer just to replace him.
X07BD TIL Bull Palette is an Ancient Egyptian greywacke, cosmetic palette from ca. 3200-3000 BC showing a bull overpowering an enemy, named-fortified-cities, war-scenes, a collection of deities supporting the war-scenery-(on standards).
XOYj TIL Johnny Knoxville needs a catheter to urinate because he’s severely injured his penis several times from Jackass stunts
J1rlj TIL that since 2003, of the seven sumo wrestlers to achieve the highest possible rank of Yokozuna, all but one were originally from Mongolia.
JYAZv TIL in the early 19th century, railroads were often built with iron straps, which had a tendency to come loose and impale passengers through the floor of railroad cars. They were known as "snake heads".