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TIL that scientists diagnosed a 2250-year old Egyptian mummy with metastatic prostate cancer

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mxonp TIL of Takahiro Siraishi, a Japanese serial killer who targeted people posting about suicide on twitter, claiming they had consented to be killed
wLrE TIL that Michael Jackson’s famous “lean” in Smooth Criminal was made possible through a special patented “anti-gravity illusion” shoe.
neyAY TIL that if you dug a tunnel through the center of Earth, and jumped in, and let gravity pull you through it will take you to reach the other side of the planet 42 minutes more or less
epKrJ TIL the dreaded Emperor in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back was portrayed by Marjorie Eaton, an adorable little-old-lady 😍🥰!
4XREb TIL that since the planet Neptune was first discovered in 1846 it has only orbited the Sun once, due to the fact its orbit is about 165 years.