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TIL Dennis Farina started acting at 44

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nW6nb TIL that scientists discovered a hidden corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza that could lead to further findings.
wL051 TIL, that it was the Coptic Christian priests who castrated boys to become eunuchs to serve in a sultan's harem. It was against Islamic law to castrate men.
1Nl7 TIL in 1862 Japan four British merchants met a procession of a feudal lord’s regent while traveling. The merchants did not dismount and show respect, and the samurai cut them down. Britain’s claims for compensation were unanswered, which led to naval bombardment of Kagoshima city by the Royal Navy.
XVOr TIL that Penn Jillette paints one fingernail red in memory of his mother. She told him to get a manicure because people would be looking at his hands, so he painted his left fingernail red as a joke. He now always has it painted red in memory of her.