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Submitted by CaptainCorpse666 t3_10q9v5v
TIL tomb raiding is a big problem in China that looters sometimes find historically significant sites first. For instance the tomb of the famed 3 Kingdoms-era general, Cao Cao, was discovered in 2008 after police inspected the stolen goods of a bunch of robbers, who then led them to an unknown tomb.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by Khysamgathys t3_10pwx0v
TIL Shaquille O'Neil released a string of commercially successful rap albums in the 90s, with his debut certified platinum. His most recent musical release is 2017 diss track toward LeVar Ball, father of NBA point guard Lonzo Ball; in 2021 he performed a set in Las Vegas as DJ DIESEL.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by MustacheEmperor t3_zmvpf4
TIL Lake Baikal is located in southeast Siberia and is the oldest and deepest lake in the world, at 25 million years old and 1,700 meters deep. It contains 20% of the world's unfrozen freshwater and is home to a rich and unusual freshwater fauna that is of significant value to evolutionary science.
whc.unesco.orgSubmitted by wisely_lined56 t3_zpzh6z
TIL about the female Pharaoh Hatshepsut. The daughter of Thutmose I and his first wife, she married her half-brother, Thutmose II, and was his first wife. When Thutmose II died, she became regent for the baby Thutmose III, her husband's heir by another wife. She ruled 22 years until her death.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by marmorset t3_y8xoxa
TIL that in a series of experiments in the 1950s, Solomon Asch asked a group of actors and a single test subject what the longest line was in a "vision test". The actors would intentionally answer incorrectly, causing the subject to also answer incorrectly, despite it being very obvious.
verywellmind.comSubmitted by Amateur_Validator t3_ycq9p8
TIL that the redwood tree the Julia Butterfly Hill lived in for 2 years in the 1990’s was badly damaged by vandals in 2000 who cut almost halfway through the tree with a chainsaw. A bracing was made to keep the tree stable and it will likely survive.
juliabutterflyhill.comSubmitted by triviafrenzy t3_yh138g