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TIL that Daft Punk’s helmets cost $65,000 to produce

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Y7OBx TIL the body of Xin Zhui, an Chinese noblewoman from the 2nd century BC, was found remarkably well preserved in a certain liquid in her airtight tomb. Her skin, muscles, organs, blood vessels, hair, and even finger prints were preserved, making it one of the best preserved ancient human remains.
J1DK4 TIL there are 1.2 billion insects for every human on earth
6EBPW TIL that Maurice Sendak's classic book "Where the Wild Things Are" was supposed to be titled "Where the Wild Horses Are" but he realized he couldn't draw horses so he changed it to "things" instead
BQYL TIL The price of a single bottle of Coca-Cola remained mostly unchanged from 1886 to 1959.
4eAJ TIL that when males are cured of ebola virus, they can still transmit the virus in their semen for up to 2 months because it can survive in the testicles away from the immune system