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TIL that I went to high school with someone who won the Nobel Prize. Congratulations David!

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AWBB TIL the Ancient Egyptians had a city called Crocodilopolis. It contained a sacred lake where crocodiles were worshipped, fed and adorned with jewelry.
K9oQ TIL A 19-year-old college student who had shown no outward signs of depression killed herself while she had been participating in a company drug trial for Cymbalta - an antidepressant - 4 days after being switched to a placebo. Prior to the study, she was healthy and had no mental problems.
Br0Ax TIL that a Utah lawyer started a free service making it easier for Mormons to resign their church membership. Thousands have taken him up on it.
4pw TIL - The Indiana Jones theme has secret lyrics
yQjAM TIL that there have been several cases of whale carcasses bursting due to a buildup of gas in the decomposition process. In Nov 1970, when a dead whale was about to burst, a team blew it up using dynamite in an attempt to dispose of it. The explosion threw whale flesh over 800 feet (240 M) away!