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TIL of a demon named Amy who is claimed to appear from fire to teach astronomy and the liberal arts.

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mx57P TIL The 'first recorded murder victim' revealed… from 430,000 years ago. This is the earliest clear case of deliberate, lethal interpersonal aggression in the hominin fossil record, demonstrating that this is an ancient human behaviour
owlW TIL albino redwood trees are unable to produce chlorophyll, however, they can survive because they are able to fuse their roots with the roots of other redwood trees and live as parasites.
dMG7 TIL a piece of cake is an asexual symbol, much like a rainbow and homosexuality.
5YknB TIL that architecture was a field of mathematics in much of the ancient world and many of the best know ancient buildings were designed by mathematicians
pYAl4 TIL That from the 1940s to the 1960s Lysol was used as contraception and a feminine hygiene product.