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TIL Lost Egyptian pyramids may have been found by Google Earth

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9ooB TIL Martin van Buren was the first president born in the newly formed United States, but spoke Dutch as his first language.
QWEE TIL that not all the Snapple Facts are true, and one cap even says “Half of all Snapple ‘Real Facts’ are actually fake.”
OoBR TIL that Snoop Dogg was a member of the Nation of Islam up until earlier this year, when he claimed to be “born again” and converted to Rastafarianism. He also claims to be the reincarnation of Bob Marley.
grKVW TIL Julius Caesar wasn't born via Caesarean section. In fact, the procedure was named well before he existed. Despite this, in some languages, the term directly translates the "caesar" part. For example, in German it's "Kaiserschnitt" (emperor cut).
loyAA TIL that it is illegal to be in public with a contagious disease in the state of Washington.