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TIL the ancient Egyptians named the Great Pyramid of Giza "Akhet-Khufu," which translates to "Horizon of Khufu."

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mx05P TIL in 1518 a "dancing plague" broke out in Strasbourg. Dozens of people started dancing for no apparent reason, some to the point of exhaustion and death. Some historians have attributed the plague to the accidental consumption of a fungus that contains a compound structurally similar to LSD.
XOVE TIL Pillbugs (Roly Polies) are crustaceans, not insects.
ANROB TIL dolphins use “names." Young dolphins, within the first few months of life, display their creativity by creating a unique sound. These bleats, chirps and squeaks amount to a novel possession in the animal kingdom, a label that conveys an identity, comparable to a human name.
Lk9mv TIL about Empty Nose Syndrome, where occasionally after nasal surgery some patients feel like they are constantly suffocating, leading to suicide in rare cases
Wk0ed TIL the non-canonical "infancy gospel of Thomas" describes Jesu's childhood life. According this,Jesus cursed a boy and caused his death at the age of one,killed another kid just for bumping into him and blinded his neighbours for complaining to his parents