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TIL The pyramids were built by paid laborers. Not slaves.

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MemZB TIL later PS2 models can't properly run some games designed for the PS2 itself (along with some PSOne games)
VpMk TIL that when James Avery auditioned for the part of Uncle Phil on Fresh Prince of Bel Air, he had no idea who Will Smith was. When he entered the room, Smith had his feet on a table and his hat on sideways. Avery told him to put his feet down and turn around his hat. He got the part.
NwE8 TIL :A small percentage of static on televisions is actually radioactive resonance from the big bang 13 billion years ago.
6EmYJ TIL Bubbly Creek is the nickname given to the South Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago River. The creek derives its name from the gases bubbling out of the riverbed from the decomposition of blood and entrails dumped into the river in the early 20th century by the local meatpacking businesses
VMK8D TIL On April 30th 2003, the world rocket sled speed record was broken at Holloman High Speed Test Track, New Mexico. The sled reached Mach 9, 9465 feet per second (6453 mph) producing 228,000lbs thrust over 1.4 seconds. The track speed limit is currently set at Mach 10.