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TIL that the true meaning of the lyrics to Bohemian Rhapsody still remain a secret within the band

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KORea TIL the Statue of Liberty was originally designed in the 1860s for Egypt. Named 'Progress Carrying the Light to Asia', French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi modelled the statue after an Egyptian woman dressed in a veil. Due to costs, the idea was rejected, and a lighthouse was erected instead.
78ZNM TIL the association between the Mohawk hairstyle and the Mohawk nation comes from a 1939 Hollywood movie.
M7gvb TIL The bricks of the great wall of China were held together by a mortar made with of sticky rice flour and slaked lime for the Ming Dynasty section of the wall. It had more strength and water resistance than lime mortar.
Bdmy TIL The crew of Apollo 11 left a satchel on the surface of the moon containing medals to commemorate Yuri Gagarin for being the first man in space
MV0m TIL Mr. Rogers heard that a limo driver was going to be stuck outside in the limo for 2 hours, so he invited him into the house. Then he sat up front with the limo driver and talked to him on the way back.