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TIL that Dorothy Eady believed she was the reincarnated lover of Seti I. She was a successful and respected Egyptologist, who predicted the location of an ancient garden before it was excavated.

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vPbV8 TIL that New York City once banned baby artichokes because the entire market was controlled by the mob.
9EX6 TIL the US government spied on Martin Luther King Jr. and even sent a anonymous letter attempting to convince MLK Jr. to kill himself.
yllp TIL that after starring in SHAUN OF THE DEAD, Simon Pegg was asked by an interviewer interviewer asked if he planned to carry on making films in Britain, to which he replied: ‘Well, I’m not about to go and star in MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III.’
ANNga TIL humans are experts at sweating. In 1 hour, a horse can lose about 100grams of water per sq meter of skin. However, a human can easily shed 500grams per sq meter, which helped our ancestors become unrivalled predators as we can stalk prey until they collapse from heat exhaustion
rRy4 TIL In 1939, Hitler’s nephew wrote an article called “Why I Hate My Uncle.” He came to the U.S., served in the Navy, and settled on Long Island.