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TIL Some Star Wars fans believe Chewbacca and R2-D2 Are Secret Rebel Agents

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QNG6M TIL that Roman emperors were considered pharaohs in Egypt. Ancient Egyptians viewed their pharaohs as god-kings. When Rome conquered Egypt, its emperors became the new pharaohs because Egyptian religion needed a god-king to work. Roman emperors only called themselves pharaohs while visiting Egypt.
jNKMQ TIL that Kuwait offered $500M in aid to the US after Katrina, which was mostly rejected, and ended up giving $25M to the Red Cross instead
d8gpE TIL about Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprothesis where you implant part of your tooth in your blind eye to restore sight
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6Eejw TIL that if you were to stand at the top of the Olympus Mons on Mars, the tallest planetary mountain in the solar system, you would not be able to tell you were on a mountain due to the shallow slope in the mountain extending further than the horizon line, which is a mere three kilometers away.