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TIL King Tutankhamen was born nearly 1,000 years after the Great Pyramids were built.

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pbvQ TIL some believe Jesus’ brother took his place on the cross and he escaped to Japan, where he lived to 106.
OoA11 TIL in 1950 Wernher von Braun and 100 other Nazis in Operation Paperclip were transferred from Fort Bliss to Huntsville, AL. Within 20 years, the population of Huntsville grew over 740%.
8eyy8 TIL Mount Villingili, the highest point in the Maldives, peaks at 5.1m/16.75ft above sea-level, comfortably shorter than the pole vault world record.
XE8Dj TIL that a capitonym is a word that changes meaning when capitalized. For instance, "China" refers to the country, while "china" refers to ceramic dinnerware.
xVVEk TIL Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida covers 40 Square miles, the same size as San Francisco. In 1963, Disney paid prices as low as $180 per acre for the land, buying under psuedo corporations. When sellers heard it was Disney buying the land, prices escalated as high as $80,000 per acre.