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TIL Tutankhamun had a dagger made from meteorite

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9Rpr TIL in 1933, a University of Alabama professor voluntarily allowed a black widow spider to bite him as scientists recorded him suffering in agony for three days. Before this there were skeptics who believed black widows were not dangerous to humans.
9YnQ7 TIL the chorus in Asereje by Las Ketchup isn't complete nonsense, just a Spanish take on the lyrics of Rappers Delight (I said a hip-hop, the hippy, etc)
xVgn5 TIL the musical "A Chorus Line" is based on true stories from Broadway dancers, and the character of Sheila was based on, and originally played by, Kelly Bishop (Lorelai's mother from Gilmore Girls). Furthermore, the story Sheila tells in the play about her father cheating on her mother was true.
vwVj TIL that in order to increase the team’s morale, the South Korean Men’s National Football team, during the World Cup, got to meet the top Starcraft players, who the footballers revered as their heroes.
D1Oer TIL about the Bay of Jars. A collection of ancient Roman ceramic jars found in the waters outside Rio de Janeiro suggesting that the ancient Romans visited Brazil centuries before the Portuguese.