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TIL Scott Joplin, the groundbreaking “King of Ragtime”, died penniless of syphilitic dementia in 1917 in a sanitarium at just 48 and was buried in an unmarked grave, largely forgotten until a revival of interest in ragtime in the 70s led to him winning a posthumous Pulitzer Prize.

by whatilearned May 29, 2023, 1:24 am

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What do you call it when you can’t find your buried treasure 3.14 times and are furious about it

by cringeyjokesman May 28, 2023, 1:59 am

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what’s a news story that got buried that you think more people need to hear?

by QuestionGuy May 25, 2023, 8:31 am

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TIL writer, anarchist, and environmentalist Edward Abbey was secretly buried in the Arizona desert as per his wishes. It took his friends 5 cases of beer, some whiskey, and 2 attempts to fulfill his wish.

by whatilearned May 23, 2023, 7:22 pm

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TIL that the first US nuclear reactor is buried outside of Chicago.

by whatilearned May 16, 2023, 7:57 am

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TIL of Lafayette, “The Hero of Two Worlds”, at 18 as a French Marquis he defied the King and sailed to America to fight in the Revolutionary War, he then left and served in the French Revolution. Once, when captured, Napoleon himself secured his release. He is buried under soil from Bunker Hill.

by whatilearned May 12, 2023, 10:27 pm

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TIL The baby Sacajawea carried for 2000 miles was Jean Baptiste Charbonneau. He was delivered by Meriwether Lewis, raised by William Clark, lived in a German castle for six years, spoke four languages, was a military scout, fur tapper and gold miner. He’s buried in an Oregon ghost town.

by whatilearned May 12, 2023, 2:30 am

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London’s Roman Riverside Wall Afforded Highest Level of Heritage Protection — Three sections of a once vast riverside wall still exists as buried remains in the City of London

by HistoryBuff May 3, 2023, 10:13 am

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Buried treasure, including nearly 200 Roman coins, found in Italy

by HistoryBuff May 2, 2023, 9:37 pm

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Tomb of Roman physician buried with his medical equipment found in Hungary

by HistoryBuff April 26, 2023, 11:41 am

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‘Lost’ 2nd-century Roman fort discovered in Scotland – Archaeologists have discovered the buried remains of a Roman fort along Scotland’s ancient Antonine Wall.

by HistoryBuff April 25, 2023, 1:25 am

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Why are lawyers buried 12 feet under?

by cringeyjokesman April 24, 2023, 1:18 pm

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