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TIL that humans have been performing dentistry since 7000 BC, which makes dentistry one of the oldest professions.

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W75VL TIL about the cadaver synod, a dead pope’s corpse was put on a trial, had a guilty verdict, had 3 oh his fingers cut, got buried but got dug up again and thrown in a river
9eyD TIL that a man died after drinking $54,000 worth of methamphetamine, after mistaking it for fruit juice.
kVo1 TIL “Not my circus, not my monkey” is the Polish saying for “not my problem”
VB5Dk TIL that King of France Louis XIV decreed that French Army cannons be inscribed with the Latin phrase "Ultima Ratio Regum" meaning "The Last Argument of Kings" - as Louis XIV considered war to be an extreme continuation of politics and thus the last argument in a difficult debate.
GA5Zg TIL New York City no longer has rooftop helipads due to an accident in 1977 that claimed the lives of five people