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TIL Nicolas Cage will be buried in a pyramid.

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kPDB TIL that there is no evidence to support students potentially being a “visual learner” vs “auditory learner”
wonnP TIL Vincent only sold one painting during his lifetime
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9wLEM TIL that the last U.S. Army cavalry charge in combat occurred in 1942. American soldiers would not enter combat on horseback again until Army Green Berets used them in October 2001.