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TIL that around 2400 BCE, migrants linked to the Bell Beaker culture arrived in Britain and largely replaced the earlier Neolithic farmers. Ancient DNA shows about 90% of the population’s ancestry changed within a few centuries, bringing high levels of steppe DNA to the islands.

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a86By TIL that Bhutan held mock elections with 4 mock parties to prepare the country for a democratic transition. The two first-round winners chose high school students for candidates in the second round.
KOPd9 TIL of Adolfo Kaminsky, a 18 year-old French forger who faked IDs for Jews during WWII. He once worked for 3 days straight to make papers for 300 children until he passed out. He kept his work a secret - his own daughter only learned the details while writing a book about him.
ADXlB TIL Neanderthals approached animals very closely and thrust, not threw, their spears at the animals, most likely from an underhand angle. This confrontational way of hunting required careful planning and concealment, and close cooperation between individual hunters.
ZonY TIL smoking scorpions to get high is a growing problem in Pakistan. The high lasts around 10 hours and supposedly makes everything look like it’s “dancing.” The scorpions can be smoked straight or mixed with tobacco or hash.
MlMm TIL that 8 percent of teachers walk away from the profession every year