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TIL that almost 4,000 years ago, ancient Egyptian teachers used red ink to correct spelling mistakes, just like today.

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e0Nj5 TIL that the Amish make rag dolls that don’t have faces because of the “no idols” commandment and that all people are equal in the eyes of God.
MeWbb TIL Ted Bundy Worked at a Suicide Hotline While He Was an Active Serial Killer
ELaV TIL that during the filming of Schindler’s List, a Polish woman who encountered Ralph Fiennes dressed in his Nazi uniform told him that “the Germans were charming people. They didn’t kill anybody who didn’t deserve it.”
rNGQ0 TIL indigenous Americans made pictorial calendars called “Winter counts” that recorded events or information important to their tribe.