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TIL over one million mummified animals have been found in Egypt. (Mostly cats, of course.)

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MKo7 TIL Oscar the Grouch (SESAME STREET) used to be orange. Jim Henson decided to make him green before the second season of Sesame Street. How did Oscar explain the color change? He said he went on vacation to the very damp Swamp Mushy Muddy and turned green overnight.
DQ7BV TIL Thomas Edison worked on a Spirit Phone which would allow humans to connect with the dead
ne8vr TIL there is an international Mens day. It's the 19th of November (Nope, me neither)
BpYd TIL that parts of Canada are ‘missing’ gravity. Gravity in these areas is lower than it is in the rest of the world.
7aDx TIL Olympic athletes may participate independently, without an associated country (they fly the Olympic flag)