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TIL in 2009, a Swiss-made watch was found in a 400-year-old Chinese tomb.

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e1o6 TIL in 2006 British historian David Erving was sentenced to 3 years in prison for denying the Holocaust in a speech he gave in 1989.
4XwLo TIL William "Billy" Mitchell was an US army general who was an outspoken proponent of air power and its ability to defeat battleships. Due to his unrelenting criticism of high command's refusal to adapt, he was demoted and court martialed. Today he is regarded as the father of the US Air Force.
Z89jD TIL When Terry Pratchett was knighted, he forged his own sword out of meteorite and 81kg of ore that he dug up and smelted using a makeshift kiln. Finished with silver and stored in a secret location, he said: It annoys me that knights aren't allowed to carry their swords. That would be knife crime.
78yWZ TIL that the ancient Maya pyramid El Castillo mimics the chirping sound of the quetzal bird when humans clap their hands around it. Researches argue this is not accidental, as the builders of this temple felt divinely rewarded by the echoing effect of this structure.
4kpJw TIL that Duracell was the first battery company to use a pink bunny mascot, until the Trademark lapsed and Energizer filed for it in 1988