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TIL that after the death of Tutankhamun, his widow was married off to her own grandfather, who was also her grand uncle.

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69g5W TIL in 1942, the city Winnipeg, Manitoba was mock-occupied by mock-Nazis, part of a campaign known as "If Day" to sell war bonds
epp04 TIL of the post WWII "Return of the Dead" program, in which the bodies of 171,000 fallen US servicemen were returned to the United States, and another 110,000 were reburied in 14 new military cemeteries overseas, according to family wishes. The program cost $164 million, about $1.8 billion today.
K0JE TIL The guy that plays Mr. Blue in Reservoir Dogs(Edward Bunker) is a an actual robber. He was at one point on the FBI 10 most wanted list. He was also the youngest ever inmate at San Quentin State Prison.
yQdJw TIL that a Water Salute is a ceremony in which an aircraft passes under one or more arches formed by the water jets from airport fire fighting vehicles. They are used to mark notable events such as the retirement of senior pilots or air traffic controllers.
aKpJ TIL a teacher who developed a brain tumor became a pedophile as a result. When the tumor was removed he returned to normal but then reverted to pedophilia when the tumor regrew