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TIL Will Smith could have gone to M.I.T., but had no urge since he already attained a record deal.

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EV8p TIL that contrary to popular notion, historians have never been able to find any mummies or kingly remains inside the Great Pyramid of Egypt.
l0KN TIL Simpsons producer Al Jean has stated his plan for the show’s final episode would involve the arrival of the Christmas pageant in the first episode, making the entire series a continuous loop
ZBwG TIL Animal Planet made a fake documentary about the existence of mermaids… twice!
eR8L TIL that through a series of mistranslated texts, the Christian Church unwittingly accepted the Buddha as a Christian saint in the Middle Ages
a8Og0 TIL the American spellling Aluminum was actually first, and correct, from 1807-1812 until 5 years later when it was changed to Aluminium