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TIL Archaeologists Discovered a 4,000-Year-Old Tomb in Egypt Containing Funerary Goods from Multiple Centuries, Offering a Unique Glimpse into Ancient Burial Practices

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Oo71X TIL In Pennsylvania (USA), you can be on the hook for your parents’ debt without your knowledge or consent, and it’s completely legal
Oo8P6 TIL the search and rescue dogs of 9/11 became depressed as fewer and fewer live bodies were being found. To help combat this, human rescue workers occasionally hid in the rubble to be found and reward the dogs.
goRL TIL It costs $44,563 to incarcerate a prisoner for a year in California—nearly the same price as a year at Harvard University with room and board
yKdp TIL The Hairy Frog breaks it own bones to make claws.