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

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PNyg TIL Samuel Coleridge perceived the entire course of Kubla Khan, a poem, in a dream, but was interrupted by a visitor from Porlock while in the process of writing it. Kubla Khan was never completed. Thus “Person from Porlock” is an allusion to intruders who disrupt creativity.
yVvpa TIL that the smell of freshly-cut grass is actually a plant distress call. What we interpret as a fresh smell is a compound plants release when in distress.
QNeE TIL that forgiveness is the trait most strongly linked to happiness
W7pg8 TIL that the Hoba meteorite is the largest in the world which estimates to 60 tons is discovered in Namibia
x6oR0 TIL Aaron Carter is in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the youngest singer to have four consecutive top 10 singles in the United Kingdom.