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TIL that without the usage of levees or dams, over two thirds of the Netherlands would be flooded by the North Sea

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7kOZ TIL that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has recovered Apollo 11’s engines from the ocean floor
b6MbZ TIL , as a congressman, future 20th President James A. Garfield contributed to the Pythagorean Theorem by providing additional proof using a trapezoid.
l7lwa TIL For centuries the Romans used a period of eight days in civil practice, but in 321 CE Emperor Constantine established the seven-day week in the Roman calendar and designated Sunday as the first day of the week.
Oo0J6 TIL that many printers will print out a pattern of microscopic yellow dots on every page as fingerprints to allow authorities to trace back the precise origins of the printout.
woX18 TIL as punishment for not meeting their expectations or quotas, a tech firm based out of Zhengzhou, China made their employees eat raw eggs as punishment. Apparently, employees who did not want to consume the eggs could opt to swallow a whole tube of mustard instead.