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TIL Sudan has twice as many pyramids as Egypt

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69LyQ TIL Calama, Chile (pop 147,886) has an average annual precipitation of 5 mm (0.20 inches). For comparison - Dubai has an annual precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.12 inches).
g4WW TIL Aerogel (an ultralight material used by NASA) was created by a scientist as the result of a bet whether he could replace the liquid in jellies with gas
696nl TIL Mike Tyson originally wanted to tattoo hearts on his face!
0wjop TIL the song "Born To Be Wild" was originally written as a ballad by a songwriter going by the stage name Mars Bonfire. He offered the song to numerous bands, but none accepted. Eventually, his brother - the drummer for Steppenwolf - accepted it and they released it as a sped-up rearranged version.
e0Q8J TIL that since dolphins breathe manually, they cannot enter 'deep sleep' like humans. Therefore, dolphins only allow one half of their brains to sleep at a time, and never lose consciousness.