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4kRMN TIL that Chinchorro mummification technique was to remove the skin of the deceased to extract organs before sewing it back on. Additionally, after the mummies were removed to more humid climates, their skin is “melting.”
vPBZ4 TIL that the Guano Islands Act of 1856 allows any US citizen to claim any unclaimed island anywhere, as long as it contains deposits of guano (bird excrements used as fertilizer).
ne0ZP TIL that brain-eating amoeba was found in New Orleans' water supply system in July 2015
W76DL TIL that in Tok Pisin, the English-based creole language spoken by millions in Papua New Guinea, the vocabularly is often unrecognizably shifted in meaning from English, for example: "as ples" [ass place -> place of origin], "maus gras" [mouth grass -> moustache], or "belhat" [belly hot -> angry]
wo5GM TIL that Coca-Cola is officially available in every country in the world except Cuba and North Korea