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TIL Elmer McCurdy was mummified and used as a stage prop for 26 years before people realized his corpse was a real body

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KeAa TIL: Brazil imported 11 times more slaves than the United States; Rio alone was home to more slaves than the entire American South
4X5o6 TIL: In 400BC, the Persians invented a way to make ice in the desert using evaporation cooling
a8Weo TIl that many Boeing 747s still receive software updates via 3.5-inch floppy discs
Bdye TIL Pornography can never be outlawed in the U.S. and is constitutionally protected under the First Amendment
rRbL0 TIL Many family sedans, SUVs, compacts, and subcompact models are at or near their maximum load capacity when loaded up with four average-sized American males and their luggage, gear, or other cargo. (Article from 2013.)