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TIL pentagrams have been found on Sumerian pottery dating back to 3500 BCE

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loAJV TIL Of Rainbow Valley, a region of Mount Everest ironically named after the rainbow of parkas worn by the corpses of failed climbers unable to be retrieved
x4k7 TIL the Romans used to drive on the left side of the road: we know this because the left side of the road to Swindon Quarry has deeper tracks leading out
wLZ57 TIL that most of Peaky Blinders outdoor scenes are filmed at an open air museum dedicated to 300 years of local history called the black country living museum.
wPeM TIL that 50 years ago, the citizens of São Paulo were so upset w/ their government that they elected a female rhinoceros named Cacareco (meaning rubbish) to the city council in protest. She was the top vote getter w/ over 100,000 votes.
191P TIL that the itchy feeling you get around a scab is a result of the body releasing histamine to help trigger the cells which will help to close the wound and create new tissue.