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TIL An Irish mummified corpse from 392 - 201 BC was so perfectly preserved in a peat bog that archaeologists could tell that he used “hair gel”; his hair contained a substance made from vegetable oil mixed with resin from pine trees found in Spain/France, proving that imports/trade was done.

jN8aa TIL that whenever WWE wrestler Ric Flair wore red, it meant he was going to lose that match.
vPZaj TIL Dan Aykroyd, featured Ghostbusters cast member, truly believes in ghosts.
YpVWZ TIL A large Big Mac meal at McDonalds contains 95 grams of sugar.
WkgYd TIL the word "mortgage" comes from an old French word used in Britain during the Middle Ages meaning "death pledge"
7rVWO TIL the part of Babe was played by 48 real pigs and one pig robot.