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TIL all four daughters of Karl Marx were called Jenny.

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d8RyK TIL the Great Pyramid of Giza probably isn’t the one you think it is. Of the three famous pyramids, the LEFTMOST one is actually the Great Pyramid. The one in the middle is 7 feet shorter, but it sits on higher ground making it look taller.
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