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TIL many survived the Pompeii volcanic explosion and the ones that were buried had time to go home, gather their family, valuables, and religious iconography before trying to flee and being caught in a "traffic jam"

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b6X89 TIL That the reason for women's buttons being on the left and men's on the right is because women would have servants dress them while men's buttons follow military uniform practice
OoJYa TIL in 2009, a woman walking her dog found a human bone on the West Mesa of Albuquerque, New Mexico. After, police discovered the remains of 11 women and a fetus buried in the area. No suspects have been arrested and it’s believed a serial killer is responsible. All the women have been identified.
KpaE TIL that in the 1930s New York city planner Robert Moses deliberately built a number of bridges really low so that only cars could go under it - so as to prevent blacks (who mostly used public transport) from visiting New York’s ‘pristine’ beaches
E1Dbx TIL Santana took acid before performing at Woodstock. This performance launched his career into stardom.
xVnO1 TIL Queens Of The Stone Age were forcibly thrown out of rehab. They were hired to do a "light-hearted, intimate performance" but they opened their set with the drugs filled lyrics of their song Feel good hit of the summer: "Nicotine, valium, vicodin, marijuana, ecstasy and alcohol c-c-c-c-c-cocaine"