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TIL that the US is a more unequal society than ancient Rome.

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pevb TIL that during the outbreak of World War II, London Zoo killed all their venomous animals in case the zoo was bombed and the animals escaped
lo5w1 TIL The tail of a feathered dinosaur has been found perfectly preserved in amber from Myanmar. The one-of-a-kind discovery helps put flesh on the bones of these extinct creatures, opening a new window on the biology of a group that dominated Earth for more than 160 million years.
YpMgZ TIL Female dragonflies fake their own deaths to avoid males harassing them for sex
aZ19 TIL Flush Toilets were invented in India (Indus Valley Civilization, the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro)
5YkXr TIL Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer was written by Johnny Marks, a Jewish man who based the story on his own childhood and struggles as a small and shy underdog