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TIL traces of nicotine and cocoa have been found in Ancient Egyptian mummies

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O1b1 TIL in a 2009 TED talk about Malaria, Bill Gates brought a jar of mosquitos onto the stage and released them into the crowd to frighten the audience into considering the dangers of Malaria closer to home.
9Y6Gr TIL that a former mathematician and mayor of Bogotá, Columbia, known for his eccentric legislation, hired exactly 420 mimes to mimic jay walkers in efforts to prevent traffic rule-breakers. Traffic fatalities dropped by over 50% as Mayor Mockus proved people would rather be fined than mocked.
0AA TIL royalties from Mein Kampf are begrudgingly accepted by the state of Bavaria, then distributed to charity.
BGxW TIL The blond girl, who distracts Manny in the movie Scarface, vanished shortly after filming, and has never been seen or heard from since.
7jnx TIL the pirate Hayreddin “Red beard” Barbarossa (1478-1546) was exiled from so many countries that he ended up starting his own country (Regency of Algiers) with the blessing of The Ottoman Empire which became present day Algeria, Tunisia and parts of Morocco.