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TIL Che Guevara went to medical school and became a doctor. He considered it one of the turning points of his life.

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gYA TIL that the mummy of Ramesses II (aka Ozymandias) was flown to Paris in 1974, and was issued a passport that listed his occupation as “King (deceased)”.
4Xgwo TIL that Romans weaved asbestos fibers into a cloth-like material that was then sewn into tablecloths and napkins. These cloths were cleaned by throwing them into a blistering fire, from which they came out unharmed and whiter than when they went in.
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b6va4 TIL about the Camondo Stairs in Istanbul, Turkey which were built by Abraham Salomon Camondo in the 1870s. The stairway was constructed as a shortcut for his children to go to school and its hexagonal shape was designed to prevent his children from falling further down the steps in case they fell.