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TIL that King Tut’s penis was mummified while erect

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VPwk TIL that the body of Vladimir Lenin, founder of the Soviet Union, has been preserved since his death in 1924, and is on display in Red Square
MeZb7 TIL that despite looking spindly, the earliest Automobiles- like the Model T ford- were very rugged. This was because they were built in a time when paved roads were uncommon and thus the first automobiles were expected to traverse rough country roads and outright offroad conditions.
JJlv TIL A recent study showed 25% of US drivers making a turn failed to use signals correctly. 48% of US lane changers failed to use signals. Such failures are responsible for up to 2M preventable accidents a year.
N7KV1 TIL that during the manhattan project, there was a legitimate concern that upon the detonation of an atomic bomb, the atmosphere would ignite and turn the earth into a mini star, killing everybody.
n16o TIL That The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) was Sean Connery’s last acting role as he didn’t like playing aging old men in movies.