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TIL the Berlin Wall is now gone for as long as it stood: 28 years

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D1GXv TIL a viking grave of a woman warrior was dug up, and contrast to the skeletal evidence, it was assumed to be male due to the weapons in the grave. Even after DNA testing proved she was female, claims were then tried to be made that the bones got mixed up.
MeZ90 TIL that California is named after a fictitious island described in a series of 16th century Spanish romance novels. The island was described as being inhabited by beautiful black women who wore gold armor and fought alongside Muslims
x6J1w TIL that 21 of the 50 oldest living people are Japanese
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