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TIL King Tut had a Dagger Made from a Meteorite

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OKPL TIL that bacteria which has evolved to be able to survive in the highly toxic Berkeley Pit superfund site produces a chemical compound not found anywhere else with anticancer potential.
rR9we TIL Michael Jackson's last words were for 'milk', his alleged nickname for propofol, the powerful hospital anaesthetic that he overdosed on. "He was pleading and begging to please please let him have some milk because that was the only thing that would work."
jNLvp TIL that Aladár Gerevich, a Hungarian fencer, is regarded as "the greatest Olympic swordsman ever". The only athlete to win the same event 6 times, winning sabre in 6 Olympics between 1932 and 1960 (the 1940 and 1944 games were cancelled due to WWII). His first and last wins were 28 years apart.
W7YV8 TIL: Pokemon: The First Movie made over $10 million on its opening day in the U.S., Wednesday, November 12, 1999. This day is often known as "Pokeflu" because many children skipped school to view the film.
99ED TIL that many notable famines in history have actually stemmed not from a lack of food, but rather from bad ( or deliberate ) government policies.