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TIL when Phil Collins released 2016 remasters of his most famous albums, he recreated every album cover with his present-day older face

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Ry66 TIL of the Behistun Inscription. Much like the Rosetta Stone, which was crucial in deciphering hieroglyphics, the Behistun is a multilingual inscription that was the key to decoding cuneiform. It told the story of King Darius’ struggle for power as well as his conquests in Mesopotamia and Persia.
Y7MQW TIL that “under the weather,” meaning, feeling ill, is from sailors. On the high seas when the wind blow hard and rough water crewmen would go below deck and down to their cabins in order to ride out the storm to avoid seasickness. They literally retreat to a location “under the weather"
oBQ1W TIL the term "juggernaut" comes from sanskrit "jagannatha", one of the names to refer to the hindu god Krishna, meaning "Lord of the World" and usually interpreted as "Unstoppable"
5YGNr TIL they have Delivery Robots in Milton Keynes delivering food shop items ????
WQ09 TIL that Ronald Reagan gave info on fellow actors to the FBI, and later received political favors from J Edgar Hoover