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TIL Alexander the Great was embalmed in honey.

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MeKbW TIL the "Nobel Prize in Economics" isn't a real Nobel Prize. It was established over 70 years after the death of Alfred Nobel, is sponsored by a bank and is officially only "in memory of Alfred Nobel"
GY7wQ TIL the World Sauna Championships were held annually in Finland from 1999 until 2010. Contestants would start in tempartures above the boiling point of water and whoever could endure the longest would win. The competition folded after a contestant died when he effectively cooked himself inside.
AEdn TIL the sun is a near perfect sphere. The difference between its equatorial and polar diameters is only about 10km
6EabY TIL that drinking mixed drinks made with fruit or vegetable juices can lessen your hangover as the fructose helps return portions of the body’s chemical balance back to normal following alcohol consumption.
9DaD TIL after being in a coma for nearly 8 years, Gary Dockery awoke suddenly and spent the day catching up with family. By the next day he could no longer speak, and he soon slipped back into the coma and never woke up again.