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TIL In 2011 3-D mapping revealed an ancient Mayan city under a Guatemalan rain forest

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QxL6 TIL the Alien in “Alien” was inspired by a transparent deep sea parasite that eats other creatures from the inside out and then takes over their bodies to ride the seas in
7DWO TIL that the man with the second highest IQ in the world (192) worked as a bartender and nude model, and is currently unemployed. He takes 38 pills/drugs a day, goes to the gym daily, and is writing a book.
LN8P TIL: In 2006, Hungarian protesters hotwired a 50 year old Soviet T-34 tank that was part of an outdoor memorial and drove it against the riot police.
nWvYY TIL The lighter was invented before the match
9vRp TIL Matt Groening said that enough material was cut from The Simpsons Movie to make two more films.