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TIL King Tut had a Dagger Made from a Meteorite

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e06gJ TIL that in 2007 a Swiss infantry unit got lost and inadvertently crossed 1.5 km into Liechtenstein. The accidental invasion ended when the unit realized their mistake and turned back. When the Swiss army apologized, Liechtenstein's reply was, ‘No problem, these things happen.’
0d4EN TIL higher-ups at McDonald's once created a 'McResource' page for their minimum-wage employees. The page included advice on how much they should be tipping their personal trainers, massage therapists, and pool cleaners.
yV0Vv TIL immediately after the Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash, 3 survivors went to a farm for help but the farmer thought they were escaped convicts and fired a shot in the air warning them to leave, but they ended up convincing him they really were in a plane crash.
GAkVE TIL about the 2013 Everest Brawl, which was caused due to climbers ignoring the orders of Sherpas handling the ropes on Everest. The ignorance of the climbers triggered an icefall that hit the Sherpas. Upon retreating to camp, the climbers began abusing the Sherpas.
D1PVj TIL the last time Mtv's schedule was only music videos with no other programming was the weeks after 9/11/2001 when they played a tight playlist of light and mournful songs.