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TIL that The Great Sphinx of Giza is the oldest monumental sculpture in human history!

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b9Y97 TIL that 4 of the last 10 (article says 7 due to age) Illinois governors have been sentenced to time in prison. So 40% of Illinois governors since 1960 have gone to prison.
yQNMJ TIL That Americans sought comfort TV after 9/11 and watched so much Food Network that the station had to restructure itself to appeal to a general audience. This led to the creation and subsequent rise of reality cooking shows like Chopped and Iron Chef USA.
loLOA TIL Maine has 4,600+ coastal islands, not to mention some inland too. Maine’s total coastline, including islands, is over 5,000 miles long - long enough to stretch from Maine to Alaska
b67vp TIL the guy who (supposedly) inspired the film The Terminal wasn’t the only person to have lived in an airport. There’s a whole list of them, including a guy who lived in an airport for 27 years!
BggpW TIL Seth Macfarlane missed being on AA Flight 11, the first plane to hit the World Trade Center because he was hung over.