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TIL Tutankhamun had a dagger made from meteorite

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x6PxB TIL that 569 million Slim Jim meat sticks are produced annually. The Slim Jim was invented in 1929 in Philadelphia and gained popularity in 1993, when Slim Jim began using Macho Man" Randy Savage in commercials, with the slogan, "snap into a Slim Jim".
rNnLe TIL that Norway has a custom of hanging portraits of the king and other members of the royal family in the bathroom
0EKM TIL that a California man committed a murder during a robbery and got away with it for four years. He had a tattoo artist recreate the crime scene in a detailed tattoo on his chest. When he was later caught, investigating detectives described the tattoo as a “crime scene sketch and a confession.”
0BMv TIL Bob Feller pitched a game against the White Sox on Mother’s Day 1939 with his family in attendance. One of his pitches was fouled off into the seats, into the face of his own mother right above the right eye, resulting in her needing seven stitches. Feller went on to win the game.
yQdoJ TIL we treat our future selves like another person. When we are asked to think about ourselves, certain parts of our brain light up. When we are asked to think about our future selves, different areas of our brain light up, The same areas we use to think about other people.