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TIL Egypt isn’t the country with the most pyramids. It’s Sudan and they have approximatively 255 pyramids !

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OgE4 TIL Joss Whedon co-wrote Toy Story, and Rex the dinosaur was Whedon’s creation.
b9gd0 TIL the Albatross is a large bird that can go years without landing. They spend their first 6 years of life flying over the ocean without ever touching the ground.
GA797 TIL American eugenicists used state fairs to host Fitter Families Contests which judged "human stock" to select the most eugenically fit family.
xABg TIL Jehovah’s Witnesses teach their followers that a woman has to scream for help if she is being attacked by a rapist or she is considered guilty of “fornication”. This applies even if the rapist threatens to kill her if she screams.
L0Nr TIL that some brands of dog food actually contain dead or euthanized pets received from animal shelters.