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TIL That the great Sphinx of Giza actually has a tail

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R7Qvw TIL Johann Sebastian Bach had 20 children. The family spawned 50 musicians and several notable composers: Joahnnes (a piper), Christoph (an instrumentalist), Johann Ambrosius (a violinist), and Veit (a white bread baker whose greatest pleasure was playing the Cittern).
rmDd TIL that in Denmark, Die Hard with a Vengeance, is called ‘DIE HARD: MEGA HARD’
VBQ7k TIL Developed countries around the world issued travel advisories for travel in the US that caution about gun crimes and mass shootings.
8aK9L TIL Shakespeare became wealthy by hoarding grain, and reselling at inflated prices during a period of famine. He used the profits for money-lending activity and was pursued by authorities for tax evasion and was prosecuted for hoarding grain.
pY6mZ TIL the reason Amish men shave their mustaches, is bc they are conscientious objectors. They do not support war in any form or fashion, and because it was so commonplace for military men to be mustachioed, they do the opposite.