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TIL The Mormon prophet Joseph Smith claimed to have transcribed The Book of Abraham (Genesis v2.0) from ancient egyptian papyri, which scholars later determined was actually common Egyptian funeral documents.

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awke0 TIL The Kingdom of Bhutan only has one international airport, located at 7,332 ft elevation in a deep valley surrounded by 18,000 ft mountains and only a select number of pilots are certified to land there, due to it being one of the most challenging airports in the world.
ZpKo4 TIL people on the Northern Hemisphere sees the Moon upside down and people on the Equator sees the Moon changing its top and bottom according to moonrise and moonset
KOW9G TIL that our brains do their best to keep us from dwelling on our inevitable demise. A study found that the brain shields us from existential fear by categorising death as an unfortunate event that only befalls other people.
EgnJ0 TIL the average Swiss resident takes the train about 70 times per year, more than any other European country
VMg88 TIL Charles Rigoulot, a French weightlifter, was jailed for hitting a Nazi guard, but broke out of his jail cell by bending the bars. He allowed other prisoners to escape as well.