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TIL that during the 19th century, wealthy individuals would sometimes purchase mummies from Egypt and have them unwrapped at parties or gatherings. This was considered a form of entertainment and a way to showcase exotic artefacts.

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OGEMR TIL a teenager who is blind has been able to play quarterback for a California high school football team by memorizing each play and by communications from his father on the sideline who is able to narrate the visuals to him using a walkie talkie.
QdXL TIL the original actress who voiced Alice in Alice in Wonderland reprised her role for Kingdom Hearts, 51 years after the movie’s original release.
P19bO TIL that farts travel at 10 ft/s (or 6.8 mph/3 km per hour), and a scientist who studies farts is called a flatologist
0AWA TIL: Senators used to be appointed by State legislatures, so that the Senate would actually represent State’s rights.