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TIL Egyptian women would put candle like cones on their heads. The slow melting of the cones due to bodily heat would have spread the fragrance.

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kJ1v1 TIL that our solar system is not a solar system. It's a planetary system NAMED the solar system. The name comes from our sun.
6EGEY TIL Captain Planet was the first cartoon to deal with AIDS. The episode featured a villain who brainwashed the community making them think Aids could be passed by casual contact, making the whole town hate a young man infected by HIV- AIDS voiced by Neil Patrick Harris.
VMpAD TIL that Rameses II, the most prolific tomb builder and longest reigning pharaoh of ancient Egypt, was a redhead.
a8NDA TIL that slot machines featuring Mario, Donkey Kong or Sonic existed in the 90s and were licensed by Nintendo and Sega (and more)
WkEMB TIL details from the plot of 1996 Nicolas Cage thriller The Rock was used by an intelligence agent to fabricate evidence for false WMD intelligence and aided in the case for the invasion of Iraq in 2003.