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TIL Maryland's state song is just a rip off of "Oh Christmas Tree"

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oBO4A TIL that the Rosetta Stone, the key to deciphering Ancient Egyptian, was found in 1799 during the French military expedition to Egypt, by a French Army engineer captain named Pierre-Francois Bouchard. Bouchard had been part of a unit tasked with restoring an old fort, where he spotted the slab.
VrXG TIL that Qatar Airways allows you to keep your falcon in the cabin provided that there aren’t already six falcons on board.
M4DB TIL Leif Erikson, a Viking, and the first known European explorer of North America, called the large landmass south of Newfoundland as ‘Irland it Mikla’ or 'Greater Ireland’.
P1b7n TIL death by garbage truck trash compactor is a fairly frequent occurrence, due to people sleeping in dumpsters and the truck drivers not being able to hear their cries for help as they’re dumped and crushed
DQKEj TIL Fawlty Towers is the reason why many British comedy shows do not go beyond 2 seasons, or 12/16 episodes. This includes The Office, and The Young Ones.