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TIL that Egyptian builders such as those of the pyramids were usually not slaves, and frequently took sick days from work. Popular excuses included “stung by scorpion”, “bleeding wife”, “trouble with eye”, and even “brewing beer”.

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8abYK TIL that one of the ingredients of Worcestershire Sauce is anchovies.
JYeaV TIL that Former President John Tyler tried to organize a peace conference in 1861 to avert a civil war. At the same time, his granddaughter was ceremonially hoisting the flag for the Confederate convention in Alabama.
M7x6m TIL that there exists a Peruvian political movement called Ethnocacerism, an ultranationalist indigenous movement that seeks to restore the borders of the Incan Empire. It was founded by the father of former Peruvian president Ollanta Humala.
jNxJM TIL Silicone oil leaches out of remote control buttons and gradually makes the controller less responsive
VQr8 TIL the next Y2K like event will happen in 2038. But the sun will swallow the earth before we have to worry about a date problem again if systems use a 64bit date value.