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TIL that there are more pyramids in Sudan than in all of Egypt.

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kO4Bm TIL baseball player Dave Parker once hit a home run that landed in a moving train coal car and traveled 150 miles.
JYjxl TIL when the Nintendo 64 was released in North America on September 29th 1996, a mere two games were available at launch: Pilot Wings 64, and Super Mario 64. There would not be another release for over a month.
dPB8 TIL John Krasinski first met Matt Damon right after Matt filmed a kissing scene with Emily Blunt, John’s wife. Matt’s first words to John were “Hey man. I was just totally tonguing your girl.” They are now good friends.
yQKR8 TIL of a German art project called the Time Pyramid. It consists of 120 concrete blocks, but only one block is placed every 10 years. So far, 3 blocks have been placed. It is scheduled to be completed in the year 3183
MMbb TIL a black man tried to integrate the University of Mississippi and not only was rejected, but sent to an insane asylum.