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TIL The Red Pyramid, which is third pyramid built by Old Kingdom Pharaoh Sneferu in ca. 2575–2551 BCE, is Egypt's first "true", smooth-sided pyramid.

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l7YE5 TIL about the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami that killed an estimated 224,000 people. It is not even not even in the top 10 for deadliest natural disasters in history.
QPV9 TIL the term “Carjacking” originated in Detroit, MI
OG8l7 TIL about Edwarda O'Bara, a Florida woman who went into a diabetic coma for 42 years after contracting pneumonia. Nicknamed "Florida's sleeping Snow White," her mother took care of her to the point that by 2007, 5 years before Edwarda passed, she was at least $200k in debt.
YpJdr TIL Ian Fleming named his character "Goldfinger" after the stern architect Ernő Goldfinger, whom he despised. When Ernő filed a suit over the name, Fleming threatened to rename the character "Goldprick". Ernő dropped the suit in exchange for legal fees and six copies of the book.
kJOX5 TIL Hitler frequently used crystal meth