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TIL ancient Egyptians used meteorites as jewelry

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Br8lr TIL that in the painting “American Gothic” it’s a father and daughter, not husband and wife pictured.
d8Wnr TIL that three would-be rhino poachers got eaten by lions before they could steal any horns.
xxeo TIL that in 1987, Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx suffered a heroin overdose that left him legally dead for two minutes. One of his paramedics, who was a Crüe fan, revived him with two shots of adrenaline. This is what motivated the song “Kickstart My Heart”.
OorXg TIL that the Aztecs used cacao beans as currency and it was considered more valuable than gold.
4kwX TIL a girl threw a message in a bottle in the ocean and got a response from 10,000 miles away