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TIL There is no archaeological evidence whatsoever that suggests Jews were ever enslaved in Egypt

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e0bEJ TIL that while on death row, Ted Bundy reached out to a detective investigating the Green River Killer offering to help get inside the mind of a murderer. His insight helped lead to an arrest.
VBp6G TIL a woman named Sara Jane Moore tried to kill U.S. president Gerald Ford. She was in prison for 32 years. When asked about her crime in an interview, Moore stated, "I am very glad I did not succeed. I know now that I was wrong to try."
8aYvG TIL Andy Samberg won an Emmy for the song “Dick in a Box”
54AP TIL even though Calculus is widely believed to have been invented by European scientists during the 14th century, its mathematical principles were actually used by Babylonian astronomers over 2000 years ago.
wLlDM TIL that the Lyre bird imitates its surroundings in song, including mechanical noises