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TIL one of the earliest possible proto-primates looked like an odd rat, and it was given the name "purgatorius."

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lv5A TIL “lb” is descended from the Roman libra (hence the abbreviation “lb”); the name pound is a Germanic adaptation of the Latin phrase libra pondo, ‘a pound by weight’. And that’s why “pound” is abbreviated as “lb”.
9Yrxm TIL about the spitting stone in Bremen, Germany, where people express their disgust by spitting at a stone which marks the execution spot of Gesche Gottfried who poisoned 15 people with arsenic during the early 19th century.
J1pvQ TIL that in 1964, 17-year-old Randy Gardner set the world record for sleep deprivation by staying awake for 11 days and 25 minutes, providing valuable insights into the effects of extreme sleep loss on the human mind and body.
neoKG TIL There are 100 people in the U.S. with nuclear powered pacemakers. So... radioactive cyborgs are real.
9wYZM TIL of the Kangina - a Afghani traditional practice that preserves fruits into the winter months. It is made of wet clay-rich mud, molded into a bowl shape and sun baked. When dried, the fruit – often grapes - are sealed inside with more serving of mud to form a closed, air-tight vessel.