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TIL King Tut's dagger was forged from a meteorite.

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Y7BaZ TIL the Popeye's Meme Kid, a young kid made famous by a Vine in which he shoots the camera an uncomfortable glance, currently plays Division II American college football.
XQyR TIL: Nostrils split their workload, taking it in turns to take in the lion’s share of air, automatically switching every few hours. It’s called the ‘nasal cycle’ and is why one nostril often feels stuffier than the other.
vpy8 TIL the French, under Napoleon III, tried taking over Mexico to use it as a base to help the Confederate States win the Civil War. They failed and a year later Mexico celebrated “Cinco de Mayo” for the first time.
e0EGL TIL: The hybrid offspring of a male tiger and a female lion is called a Tigon. The hybrid offspring of a male lion and a female tiger is called a Liger. A litigon is a rare second generation hybrid from a female tigon (a hybrid between a male tiger and a female lion) and a male lion ????
D1XNV TIL that sloths do not fart. They reabsorb the gas into their blood and let one rip through their mouths. They also use the trapped gas to float on water.