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TIL Hans Christian Andersen struck a friendship with Charles Dickens but wore out his welcome when his visit to Dickens’ home stretched out to five weeks

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Wklv8 TIL about the egg ovens of ancient Egypt- brick incubators created during the fourth century BC that were capable of hatching out thousands of eggs in 2-3 weeks. Two hundred of them are still in use today, the techniques involved passed down orally for more than two thousand years.
wN6Y TIL that the Slaves Didn’t Build Pyramids of Egypt. They were labourers who were respected for their work and were bestowed the honour of being buried in the tombs near the sacred pyramids of their pharaohs.
Br1vD TIL the reason that Cersei and Bronn never appear in the same scene in “Game of Thrones” is that the actors used to date, had a terrible breakup, and now have stipulations in their contracts that they can’t be made to act in the same scene together.
yL1w TIL Canada has a law that states saying “sorry” is not an admission of guilt
16GmP TIL: The Addam’s Family franchise is based off a 1930s New Yorker cartoon.