rNZB4 TIL Along Parramatta Road in Sydney, there are over 100 abandoned and derelict stores. Locals have described the road as a "varicose vein" and looking "like Beirut on a bad day".
NXKx1 TIL about Phoenixes Flying Together, a classical Chinese poem published as a newspaper serial from 1897 to 1903. Described as a vital example of queer literary tradition, the full poem is 1.8 million words long.
l7r0A TIL that the last New York Yankee to wear #3 was not Babe Ruth, but Cliff Mapes
8en1Z TIL a scientist at the University of Arizona did a bunch of garbage research, resulting in a paper in which his data were almost entirely trash, including a takeout order of guacamole from 25 years ago that was still fresh and green.
P1onw TIL about Alofi, the capital of of the nation of Niue. With a population of 610, Alofi is the second-smallest national capital by population.
epXyL TIL ancient Egyptians likely used ramps to put obelisks up, which could weigh hundreds of tons
VBDOD TIL about "sniper tourism" where rich people paid 100k for "human hunting" in the bosnian war during the 90s
X0yVR TIL 3.5 billion years ago, when life first appeared on Earth in the form of single-celled organisms, the days only lasted six hours long, as the planet rotated more swiftly on its axis than it does today. (06:30 in the doc)
OGd41 TIL what a Chia Pet is
69x1w TIL a man digging a swimming pool in his backyard accidentally uncovered a hidden stash of gold worth around $800,000 — including rare coins and treasure believed to have been buried for decades.
wo1y7 TIL that the last male heir of the Roman Imperial line, traceable back to Julius Caesar, died in 1508 as a common soldier in Rome.
R5GW1 TIL for his role in Shoresy, Jared Keeso had his tooth surgically removed to look like an older hockey player.