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TIL Hatshepsut, who depicted herself as a male pharaoh to establish herself in the Egyptian patriarchy, was one of the most prolific builders and oversaw a period of great prosperity and peace during her 20 years of reign

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6EgKm TIL the early modern olympics used to feature an art competition, with sections dedicated to literature, graphic art, music and more. The Amsterdam Olympic stadium is actually a gold medal winner for architecture.
n6K7 TIL data recorded from human experimentation carried out in Nazi death camps like Auschwitz is still used by scientists and doctors to this day because no similar level data exists
nW9B9 TIL In 1981 when Ronald Reagan was sworn in as president of US he asked the chief of staff to show him the war room of Pentagon because he thought what the movie Dr. Strangelove depicted was real
BgxlD TIL of Operation Gideon (2020): a failed attempt by American private military company, Silvercorp, to get rid of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, and place pro-U.S. Juan Guaidó in power.
OoP9Y Today I learned the author of the Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel Maus also co-created the Garbage Pail Kids.