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TIL ancient Egyptians used meteorites as jewelry

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GRR7 TIL Billy Joe Armstrong came out as bisexual in 1995 saying that all people were born bisexual and just caused to change by social pressures.
wor8J TIL Adolf Hitler was a cartoonist for the army newspaper during World War I
GA1oJ TIL I learned that the Ottoman Empire won 4 out of 6 wars against Poland, with 1 being a draw and only 1 loss.
OoYxL TIL Texas Ranger Frank Hamer (1884-1955) is credited with having killed between 53 and 70 people. Over his career he was shot 17 times, and left for dead 4 times. He is best know for his lead role in tracking down Bonie and Clyde.
YpNJd TIL about the "London Necropolis Railway", a railway line opened in 1854 just to carry corpses (and mourners) to a cemetery (at the time the largest in the world) 37km away from the city. There were even two stations in the cemetery, one for the Anglicans and one for non-Anglicans.