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TIL at one of Trumps golf courses, there’s a plaque commemorating a civil war battle that never happened

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DBrJ TIL the bookstore in Portlandia is a real place, completely unchanged during filming.
ZpA8Y TIL during the 12th century, Egypt engaged in a trade of mummies with Europe due to the belief that these bodies emitted a valuable fluid with medicinal properties. However, it later came to light that the term "mummy" was a mistranslation of "mumia," which is another word for liquid asphalt cement.
GxN7 TIL in 1994 David Hasselhoff tried to re-ignite his music career by staging a Pay Per View performance. The event however was eclipsed by the live coverage of OJ Simpson fleeing from police. Hasselhoff’s event took a 1.5 million dollar loss.
l7L4G TIL that many East and Southeast Asian cultures historically depicted lions in their artwork. However, lions are not native to these areas and so many depictions include details such as wings, dog-like features, and fan-shaped tails.
076A TIL there is a “reverse anorexia” causing (primarily) men with already muscular bodies to feel too small.