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TIL that Justin Long was drugged and abducted while filming Youth in Revolt in Michigan.

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e88k TIL King Tut was so insignificant as a pharoh that the Egypyians forgot where they buried him and accidently built another tomb on top of his. That’s why his wasn’t looted like every other known pharoh’s tomb.
4Xg46 TIL that while primarily attributed to the punishment of Germany, the Treaty of Versailles also established a universal concert pitch due to longstanding debates regarding the frequency which orchestras should tune to.
d8KZZ TIL the trap or 'bend' in pipes is used to block off hazardous gasses from entering buildings.
OmL4 TIL that “In God We Trust” was placed on all U.S. bills during the Cold War as a way to express the United States’ anti-communist beliefs
x6L47 TIL Hawaii has an endemic Hawk | The Hawaiian hawk or ʻio (Buteo solitarius) is a raptor in the genus Buteo endemic to Hawaii, Currently restricted to the Big Island. The ʻio is one of two extant birds of prey that are native to Hawaii, the other being the pueo