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TIL that researches discovered 168 new ancient geoglyphs in Peru's Nazca lines. Researchers had already discovered 190 figures in the area since 2004.

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QJE6p TIL Xerxes the Great ordered the Hellespont strait be whipped 300 times after a bridge being constructed over the strait collapsed during a storm. The second attempt to build the bridge was successful.
E1GPP TIL a Georgia teacher who bought a $400 travel insurance policy was rewarded $10,000 because she read the fine print of the contract. After reading to page 7, she saw a “Pays to Read” bit that said the first to email and mention the fine print contest would win 10K.
j6Jxj TIL about Cael Sanderson, the most dominant wrestler of all time. Sanderson finished his collegiate career with a record of 159-0 with only 9 opponents finishing within 5 points.
5Mln TIL of the Rosenhan experiment: Sane people faked hearing voices to see if they would be accurately diagnosed. They weren’t. None of the subjects were identified as impostors by the hospital staff, though psychiatric patients seemed to be able to correctly identify them as impostors.
awKQM Today I learned New Zealand built one of the worst tanks in history. It was made with metal roofing, had no cannon, was un-used in combat and was publicly ridiculed, even in New Zealand.