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TIL that Roman mining activities in mid 200 BCE polluted European air so heavily that its traces can still be detected in ice cores
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Roman mining activities polluted European air more heavily than previously thought - GeoSpace
Roman-era mining activities increased atmospheric lead concentrations by at least a factor of 10, polluting air over Europe more heavily and for longer than previously thought, according to a new analysis of ice cores taken from glaciers on France’s …larryohanlon (GeoSpace)
TIL that in 2009, David Reynolds completed a model oil rig which he made out of four million matches. It took him 15 years.
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Biggest matchstick model-world record set by David Reynolds
SWAYTHLING, Southampton, UK -- David Reynolds, 51, has spent 15 years (32,000 hours) and £5,000 creating the replica of the Brent Bravo oil rig in the North Sea, (where he used to work), named "Cathedrals of the Sea", using 4.www.worldrecordacademy.com
TIL: unmarried and childless women are the happiest subgroup in the population. And they are more likely to live longer than their married and child-rearing peers
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Women are happier without children or a spouse, says happiness expert
Behavioural scientist Paul Dolan says traditional markers of success no longer applySian Cain (The Guardian)
TIL the first Asian-American settlement was the fishing village of Saint Malo, in present-day Louisiana. It was settled by Filipino deserters of the Spanish navy and escaped slaves in as early as 1763.
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TIL in the 1876 US election, disputed votes nearly led to a second civil war. Democrat Samuel Tilden won the popular vote, but an Electoral Commission awarded the presidency to Rutherford B. Hayes. In exchange for a Hayes win, federal troops were withdrawn from the South, ending Reconstruction.
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United States presidential election of 1876 | Tilden vs. Hayes, Electoral Crisis, Compromise, & Results | Britannica
United States presidential election of 1876 was a disputed American presidential election in which Republican Rutherford B. Hayes defeated Democrat Samuel J. Tilden.Encyclopedia Britannica
TIL that during the 19th Century, "&" was taught as the 27th letter of the alphabet. The alphabet ended with "X, Y, Z, and per se and", but this became slurred over time until it just became "ampersand".
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Ampersand | Origins, Meaning, & Usage | Britannica
Ampersand, term used to refer to the symbol &, which stems from the ligature of the Latin word et, meaning “and.” The term ampersand is derived from “and per se and.” The symbol has also been used as part of &c in lieu of etc. (et cetera).Encyclopedia Britannica
TIL a teen who had a diet of French fries, Pringles, white bread, and an occasional slice of ham or sausage was found to have severe vitamin deficiencies and malnutrition damage, and he had developed blind spots in the middle of his vision. It is stated that his sight loss is permanent.
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Teenager 'blind' from living off crisps and chips
Years of restrictive eating left the Bristol 17-year-old's vision irreparably damaged by malnutrition.By Michelle Roberts (BBC News)
TIL the National Covid Memorial Wall is a 500 meter wall created in 2020 along the Thames in London to mark the lives lost to Covid in the U.K. It has more than 240,000 individually hand-painted red hearts, each representing a victim. Many hearts have messages left by the bereaved or by volunteers.
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National Covid Memorial Wall
The National Covid Memorial Wall in London is a visual representation of the UK's catastrophic loss to Covid-19. The Wall stretches for 500 metres alongside the River Thames, directly opposite the Houses of Parliament.National Covid Memorial Wall
