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TIL that one of the two daggers buried with King Tutankhamen was made out of meteorite.

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b6LaN TIL Greenland is portrayed about 14x larger than its actual size on most maps
xyX1 TIL part of Spetznaz training involves being put in a prison uniform tasked with crossing Moscow in 24 hours, while an APB is put out on you. Police may use lethal force.
VKGG TIL that Sean Connery, who started balding at age 21, wore a toupee throughout all of the Bond films.
9YyMm TIL. Everyone knows Nolan Ryan has the most no hitters in baseball. He also has... The most 1 hitters, 2 hitters and 3 hitters. That is All Time! #PTI
ERmo TIL a massive international airport was built in Spain at a cost of €1.1 billion. It attracted very little airline traffic, being 200 km from the nearest city, and closed four years after it opened.