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

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4XOrJ TIL: [Repost from 3yrs ago] Mythbusters tested breast size and its correlation to cash tips received by restaurant servers - men tipped their large-boobed server 30% more, but women tipped her 40% more.
PYKGe TIL Even though a chess grandmaster can perfectly rearrange a midgame chessboard after seeing it for only 3 seconds, they can't do the same when the pieces are placed at random. They rely on a process called "chunking" (pattern recognition) vs common perception that they have photographic memories.
7rdx TIL the 1956 Republican party platform read “We are proud of and shall continue our far-reaching and sound advances in matters of basic human needs…We are determined that our government remain warmly responsive to the urgent social and economic problems of our people.”
J1YG4 TIL actor Peter Sellers accidentally saw The Producers. He then demanded it get a wide release and took out full-page ads telling everybody to see it.
awoZo TIL about Sounding, the act of inserting a metal rod into your urethra. Sounding tubes are meant to be used medically, but some people figured out that they experience sexual pleasure from the act.