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TIL that the sarcophagus of pharaoh Nectanebo II was later re-used as a bath-tub.

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oBjE TIL that a man named Arthur Lintgen can correctly identify a piece of classical music by simply analyzing the grooves on a vinyl record.
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AOpx TIL that a man once took a photograph on the exact moment he was assassinated. Thus accidentally capturing his assassin on camera.
xVAJD TIL In 2014, the beard of Tutankhamun's golden mask fell off during a cleaning process in the Egyptian Museum. The workers used epoxy glue to reattach the beard, but that was not the professional method. This led to a permanent damage to the mask. They were prosecuted for this in 2016.
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