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TIL Sony’s “free engraving” program has saved them over a million dollars due to stricter return policies for engraved items

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BrR7W TIL that archaeologists routinely find edible honey in ancient Egyptian tombs - the stuff never spoils, due to extremely low water-content, very low pH, and hydrogen peroxide (made by an enzyme in the bees' stomachs).
oBBJR TIL The tetragrammaton is the Biblical name of the God of Israel.
OoJja TIL, merchants in the US used to let Einstein take what he needed and his secretary would write them a check later. However, many merchants didn't cash them because the signature on the check was worth more than the amount.
0d87R TIL of the Mechanical Turk, a chess-playing "automaton" from the 1700s actually operated by a cleverly hidden human. It toured the palaces of Europe, even playing against Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon, who attempted to cheat multiple times, prompting the Turk to swipe all the pieces off the board.
d6l8 TIL Marge Simpson from the Simpsons has such huge hair as Matt Groening originally wanted her to be an anthropomorphic bunny, concealing rabbit ears under her hair