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TIL in Kazakhstan there is a town where people suddenly started falling asleep for 5 days or longer.

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b7Ya TIL that a father searching for his missing daughter was photographed–and in the far background of the photo his missing daughter is seen.
WOnY TIL:Ferruccio Lamborghini, founder of Lamborghini started off by manufacturing tractors. He bought a Ferrari once and after finding the clutch to be ‘inferior’ he went to Enzo Ferrari to ask for a better one. He was dismissed as a ‘Tractor maker’. Ferruccio decided to start off his own car company.
VMXE8 TIL of the London Hammer: A man-made tool that was mysteriously found encased in a 400 million year old rock.
V69G TIL: When the mummified body of Ramses II was transported in 1974, it was issued an Egyptian passport, which listed his occupation as “King (deceased).”
Z8LGa TIL Many ancient Romans loved their dogs and would not only have them depicted in jewelry, but also make graves for them with personal epitaphs. One read, "To Helena, foster child, soul without comparison and deserving of praise."⁣