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TIL that when the mummy of Ramesses II was flown to Paris for examinations in 1974, it was issued an Egyptian passport listing his occupation as "King (deceased)".

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oRnOR TIL in 1997, a civilian pilot witnessed and reported one of the most widely sighted UFO appearances, the Phoenix Lights. That pilot was actor Kurt Russell, who only learned of the significance of the lights years later when he saw it mentioned on a TV show his wife was watching.
xVAX0 TIL Robert Downey Junior went blackface for most of Tropic Thunder, but the movie was mostly criticised by Disability advocates for the alleged offensive treatment of individuals with mental disabilities throughout the film.
L1Kd TIL: Americans are the most charitable people on earth (GDP), giving over twice that of the next leading nation
W760N TIL This is Spinal Tap is the only movie with a rating out of 11 instead of 10 on IMDB.
b9wW9 TIL of tulip mania when in 1630's the price of one tulip bulb rose to about 20 years wages. Everybody got rich and then the last ones in went bankrupt.