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TIL workers building the Great Pyramids in Giza received daily rations of 4-5 liters of beer, providing both nutrition and refreshment, making it essential to the construction effort.

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D8ar TIL in 2015, Disney banned selfie sticks from all its theme parks worldwide.
DlvV TIL King Leopald II of Belgium was responsible for an estimated 10 million deaths in the Congo
QNjw9 TIL Sten Gustaf Thulin invented the plastic bag as a reusable and sustainable alternative to the deforestation caused by paper bags. He'd always carry his plastic bag in his pocket and envisioned everyone would carry and re-use their plastic bags wherever they'd go.
J1BX1 TIL - ASML holds a monopoly over the extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) machines used for the most advanced computer chips. Their best selling product is the Twinscan NXE:3600D costing $150 million. Shipping the machine requires 40 shipping containers, 20 trucks and three Boeing 747s.
NE6E TIL that roughly 2/3 of the US population lives within 100 miles of the border.