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TIL, The Jebel Shahaba is one of the oldest examples of war among prehistoric humans as the battle took place in 14050 BC.

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b9NbE TIL There is a lake in Russia nicknamed the “Siberian Maldives” where Russians pose for photos due to its bright turquoise colour. The lake is not that colour naturally it is turquoise due to toxic waste runoff from a local power plant and is very hazardous
N7MQ1 TIL: Time to crack 7 characters password is 0.29miliseconds, 8 characters is 5 hours, 9 characters is 5 days,... and 12 characters is 2 centuries
DQXgr TIL Bob Newhart won the 1960 Grammy Awards for both Album of the Year and Best New Artist. Overall, not for comedy.
gZdb TIL the Titanic will be reduced to a rust stain in an estimated 15-20 years due to a metal eating bacteria.
gM0ay TIL that NASA has four M113 that astronauts learn to drive in case they need to escape from the launchpad. These M113 are also used by the NASA firefighters' squad.