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TIL Tutankhamun had a dagger made from meteorite

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JYYGl As the international community debates what should be done with Syria's chemical weapons program, here is a look at what chemical weapons are, and what it takes to safely dispose of them.
j6Glj TIL that it used to be illegal to own gold as a private citizen. It was enacted in 1933 under the belief that the hoarding of gold was worsening the Great Depression. It was repealed in 1974.
JYBe8 TIL of the bristlecone pine forests in California whose trees are the oldest living organisms on the planet. At 4800 years old, some of the pines growing there today began growing before the pyramids were built.
j4OE TIL Spider Silk is so strong it has been theorized by scientists that a single strand the width of a pencil could stop a Boeing 747 in mid flight
N7jBb TIL Buckethead played with Guns N Roses, build a chicken coop in the studio, watched hardcore porn in it, and left dog shit there