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TIL that The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only one of the 7 Wonders of the World still standing today. The other 6 have all been destroyed by earthquakes and other natural disasters.

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NBGN TIL that the Virginia Tech shooter’s mom sought out exorcisms for her son versus mental health treatment prior to the shootings (About 3 minutes in)
VBYrm TIL Breakfast as a early morning meal was only started when people began to go to work. Most humans never ate in the early morning prior. It is definitely not the "most important" meal of the day.
R5Mv6 TIL your computer keyboard is 20,589 times dirtier than a toilet seat. The average office keyboard has 3,543,000 colony-forming units (CFU) of bacteria per square inch while your average toilet seat only has 172 CFU per square inch
9nLM TIL When dropped on a very hard, rigid surface, glass balls and steel balls will bounce higher than rubber ones.
JYaaB TIL Hawaii is the only U.S. state where the recorded temperature has never reached 100F (38C)