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TIL the time between the first and last dynasty of ancient Egypt is more than 1000 years longer than between the last dynasty and now

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W7pw4 TIL the the phosphorous in the soil that supports the biodiversity of the Amazon Rainforest is supplied by dust blown across the Atlantic Ocean from the Sahara Desert
apDb TIL a supplement that increases milk production called Fenugreek, has a side effect that may cause your baby to smell like maple syrup.
x7XD TIL an Ohio woman was sentenced to spend a night in the woods without food, water and entertainment for abandoning 35 kittens
b67Ka TIL in 2005, Chrysler unveiled the Jeep Hurricane, concept car which had a four-wheel steering system, meaning that turns all 4 wheels in the same direction, allowing the Hurricane to move sideways and to drive in a circle while staying in one spot.
d9yQ TIL that 45 years ago today, on October 29, 1969, at what can justifiably be called “The Birth of the Internet”, a UCLA computer connected for the first time via phone line to a Stanford one, sending the first host-to-host message, logging on with the two letters: “LO” at 2230 PST, before crashing.