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TIL that humanity almost wiped itself out 7000 years ago

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v8oD TIL That a Japanese soldier was stranded on a island for 30 years, not knowing that the second world war had ended for 30 years. His commander came to the island to personally dismiss him in 1974.
oO4r TIL The first modern Olympic medalist was kicked from Harvard because he went to the Olympics after a denied leave of absence
ymG8 TIL: TV Producers made most musical artist lip synch but not The Supremes. They were one group they trusted to pull it off live.
Y7xlr TIL about "Radium Girls," female factory workers in the early 20th century who were exposed to radium while painting watch dials, leading to severe health issues and changes in workplace safety laws.
wLjm8 TIL sloth’s hands work opposite from our own. They close to relax and exert energy to open, which is what allows them to hang from the canopy for extended periods of time and sleep while hanging from a tree.