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TIL Amy Adams wasn't in Wedding Crashers

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NEL6 TIL there are tribes called ‘Cargo Cults’, who worshipped planes during WW2, believing they were gifts from the gods, and they built their own small airstrips and phoney planes to attract them. Some tribes still exist today.
PYoyV TIL Ancient Egyptian dwarfs were viewed as people with celestial gifts. They enjoyed high status, worked in the royal palaces and often held prestigious jobs. Dwarfs likely travelled from distant lands to enjoy life in the Old Kingdom.
rRLg4 TIL about Alternative 3 - fake British documentary about plans to make the Moon & Mars habitable in the event of an environmental catastrophe on Earth. Its broadcast date of June 20 1977, delayed from April 1, meant it was taken seriously by some, making its way in to conspiracy theory subculture.
MQDa TIL that the first school massacre in the US took place in Pennsylvania in 1764.
dDLar TIL Friday the 13th has become the busiest day of the year for tattoo artists and has become something of a Black Friday for tattoo shops.