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TIL Sudan had approximately 255 pyramids, twice the amount in ancient Egypt.

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9b0M TIL Strom Thurmond holds the record for the longest filibuster by a lone senator, at 24 hours and 18 minutes. He was opposing the Civil Rights Act of 1957. He also later opposed ending segregation.
JbWv TIL The “Red Queen” is not another name for the Queen of Hearts in “Alice in Wonderland.” They are actually two separate characters. The Queen of Hearts is from “Alice in Wonderland,” and the Red Queen is from the sequel “Through the Looking Glass.”
GYvBJ TIL Christopher Meloni, who played Elliot Stabler on SVU, lives in the house from the TV show Ozzie and Harriet.
4kDdX TIL: Two healthy teenagers injected elemental mercury hoping to turn their bones to metal after seeing X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Fortunately none had any serious repercussion aside of lengthy recovery.
rRZWw TIL Marlon Brando was a two-time Academy Award winner and eight-time nominee. He spoke five languages – English, French, Spanish, Italian and Japanese. His acting skills were so legendary that Robin Williams, Michael Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg and Sean Penn showed up to his acting classes.