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TIL that the bodies of six ancient Iranian salt miners were recovered in a such a good state of preservation that food was found in their stomach

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yQ6Jw TIL of the Pamir, the last commercial sailing ship, operated until 1957
DMPV TIL the Despicable Me Franchise has a higher grossing revenue than Iron Man, Terminator, Star Trek, and even Toy Story.
5VdR9 TIL of Kenneth Robinson, who as Minister of Health in the UK would take a series of measures against Scientology on the grounds of it being harmful, Robinson would also later successfully sue the Church, winning substantial damages and an apology.
kO7yW TIL Prince Ali Ben Hussein of Jordan set out on horseback together with 14 Circassian riders in 1998 to Circassia (Russia). They followed the trail of the mass Circassian exodus in reverse. His goal was to make it possible for Circassians to return to their ancestral homeland.
ZpAMG TIL that in March of 1910 Harry Houdini was the first aviator to fly over Australian soil. He is also the first aviator to have film documentation of his flights. After his Australian tour, Houdini never flew again.