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g19A TIL A tall, red-haired European looking mummy that was 3000 years old was found in China
nnJr TIL that the word “barbarian” means “ person who doesn’t speak Greek ”
8arG TIL that the funny hats worn by the British Royal Guard require an entire bear skin to make.
J1Aw1 TIL that Manchester, UK has a large Abraham Lincoln statue in its city centre.
x6akb TIL : Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein, endured many tragedies. Her mother died after giving birth to her, she was in constant debt, her 1st, 2nd, and 3rd children all died, while her husband drowned on his sailing boat. She herself passed away at 53.