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TIL modern mariachis were invented by the Mexican Government in the 1930s to drum up tourism

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QPJ6 TIL that Saudi Arabia, which gave us 15 of the 19 September 11 hijackers, will soon get the coveted “trusted traveler” status from the Department of Homeland Security.
69m9Y TIL there is a theory that question mark orignated from the shape of cat's tail when it is inquisitve.
ADEAw TIL that a 3600-year-old ancient Egyptian papyrus is the oldest known surgical text and contains the earliest recorded use of the word “brain” and suggests using raw meat to stop bleeding.
OoKW4 TIL that when flatworms go to space, they can grow two heads. Usually a flatworm will regrow its head and tail after they are cut off, but one with its head and tail removed regrew two heads and a second mouth. (The flatworm's mouth is located on its belly.)
x6Xlo TIL the UK was the number 1 European recipient of aid from the Marshall Plan, receiving $2.7 billion