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TIL King Tut had a Dagger Made from a Meteorite

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KOykG TIL: The Bradley Effect is when voters give inaccurate polling responses out of fear of stating their true preference. Members of the public may feel under pressure to provide an answer that is deemed to be more publicly acceptable.
Wkwv4 TIL of a man who escaped prison so many times that a special maximum security prison was built for him. After it, the Governor made a promise to him "If you get out again, I'll forgive you". And of course he escaped again, and the Governor kept his word and set him free.
lPBA TIL WD-40 is not patented, to avoid disclosing its full ingredients, making it harder to copy
YkDv TIL that when they reach a certain elevation, French mountain climbers switch from the formal “vous” to the personal “tu” form of “you”, as all become equal in the face of the enormousness of nature.
aw7kZ TIL George Takei refused to appear in the Simpsons episode 'Marge vs. the Monorail' because he did not want to make fun of public transportation as he was a member of the board of directors of the Southern California Rapid Transit District. The role was instead offered to Leonard Nimoy who accepted.