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d8RyK TIL the Great Pyramid of Giza probably isn’t the one you think it is. Of the three famous pyramids, the LEFTMOST one is actually the Great Pyramid. The one in the middle is 7 feet shorter, but it sits on higher ground making it look taller.
8KGb TIL that Diet Coke is actually the sugar free version of the controversial New Coke, whereas Coca-Cola Zero is the sugar free version of regular Coca-Cola.
Wpno TIL Disneyland & Walt Disney World Rescue, Care For, Spay/Neuter and ‘Employ’ Hundreds Of Feral Cats To Help Control Mouse Population On Park Grounds
W7eD4 TIL The Traitorous Eight left the employment of Nobel Prize Winner William Shockley due to his mismanagement and founded Fairchild Semiconductor. Companies such as AMD and Intel are know as the Fairchildren
kJ9GB TIL the mathematician, astronomer and astrologer Valentin Naboth deduced he was about to enter a period of danger. To hide, he stockpiled food and drink, closed his blinds, and locked his doors and windows. Some robbers came, thought the house was empty, broke in, saw Naboth there, and killed him.