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TIL the use of OMG is over a hundred years old

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EV8p TIL that contrary to popular notion, historians have never been able to find any mummies or kingly remains inside the Great Pyramid of Egypt.
woMBW TIL, in 1971, members of Charles Mansons cult planned on hijacking a commercial jet and holding the passengers for ransom in exchange for Mansons release from prison
P1ZJJ TIL that the QWERTY keyboard was set up so that the top row has all the letters needed to spell typewriter
ymKl TIL of “Do It For Denmark”, a campaign whereby a Danish couple which conceives on holiday is given 3 years of baby supplies. As a result, births have increased by 14%.
7Zxr TIL that the highest temperatures ever recorded in Alaska and Hawaii are both 100 degrees Fahrenheit.