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TIL ancient Egyptians never wrote down the mummification process. "It was a trade secret."

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XEaND TIL that the earliest documented alternate history scenario was written in the 1st century BC by the Roman Historian Titus Livius. The scenario included Alexander the Great surviving long enough to invade Europe and end up fighting against and losing to Rome.
lv01 TIL A civilian employee destroyed a half billion dollar submarine just to “get out of work early.”
ANMxl TIL a Harvard study found that hiring one highly productive ‘toxic worker’ does more damage to a company’s bottom line than employing several less productive, but more cooperative, workers.
MeGxK TIL ‘swimhiking’ is considered an inventive recreational sport. The meaning is quite straightforward, just engaging in swimming and hiking carrying with you a change of clothes.
VMDbk TIL that King Alexander of Greece died at the age of 27 as a result of the bite of a Barbary macaque while trying to separate a fight between his dog and the monkey.