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TIL Nicolas Cage has his own pyramid where he is going to be buried after his death

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6EGZl TIL the Israeli forces built the Bar Lev Line on the Suez Canal, costing $300 million and was expected to be a “graveyard for Egyptian troops”, as it would take at least 24-48 hours to be breached. On 6 October 1973, armed with a few 100 water cannons, the Egyptians breached it in less than 2 hours.
j67vQ TIL The first techno album, 1983's Enter by Cybotron, used earlier singles that had been financed by Richard “3070” Davis's army disability pay. Davis, who had fought in the Vietnam War's Tet Offensive, started Cybotron after meeting Juan Atkins in music class at a Detroit community college.
M71MA TIL media reporting of suicides is carefully regulated as it can trigger more suicides. For example, in Taiwan, reports of charcoal-burning suicides were associated with a 16% increase in suicides by the same method the following day with no corresponding decrease in other methods of suicide.
MLmb TIL of Central American Stingless Bees that have been cultivated by Mayans for thousands of years. The bees are regarded as pets and their hives hung in and around the home. Some hives have been recorded as lasting over 80 years, being passed down through generations.
e06Rn TIL Dan White, killer of Harvey Milk and the mayor of San Francisco, was charged with Voluntary Manslaughter rather than murder. The Defense had argued that White's mental state was impaired by depression, as proven by him recently eating sugary foods. This became known as the "Twinkie Defense."