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TIL that pharaoh Tutankhamun was buried with a dagger from space. The dagger was forged from meteorite, proving early metal - working in egypt.

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4Xje5 TIL the eye sockets of the Moai statues in Esater Island used to have eyes made of coral
x6OG5 TIL that Egypt’s Suez Canal is nicknamed among seafarers as the ‘Marlboro Canal’ due to the corruption of some of its employees that ask for Marlboro cigarettes cartons as a bribe to make things go easier.
dgRZ TIL Sarah Chalke wore her labcoat from ‘Scrubs’ when she played in 'How I Met Your Mother’ and used pens to cover up her name
awv1J TIL while "Sweet Potato" and "Yam" are used interchangeably in the west, the two foods actually belong to entirely different plant families. Potatoes grow underground and are thought to have originated in Central/South America while Yams grow on a tropical vine and originated in Africa.
LBad T.I.L. that a 61yr. old U.S. Navy vet Michael Boatwright was found unconscious in a motel room. When he woke up he only spoke Swedish instead of his native language English. He also insisted that he was a swede named Johan Ek and threw up when he saw his own reflection, in a state of confusion.