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4kMl6 TIL Taylor Swift grew up on a Christmas tree farm as her dad farmed in his spare time. Taylor’s first job was to pick out the praying-mantis pods so they wouldn’t hatch inside people’s homes
j69OR TIL Egyptian hieroglyphs from 2690 BCE constitute the earliest known complete sentence and is found in the tomb of Seth-Peribsen (2nd Dynasty), Umm El Qa'ab. The sentence refers to the entombed king's father and translates as, "He has united the Two Lands for his son, Dual King Peribsen."
nWnkr TIL that the film Independence Day (1996) still holds the record for the ‘most miniature model work to appear in one film’. The record is now expected to hold forever due to CGI advances.
VMQop TIL that dogs can tell when someone is pregnant. When you are pregnant you give off a body odor that dogs can smell. They can also tell by body shape and body language.
b9Qd0 TIL Liberty Island — which the Statue of Liberty stands on — belongs to New York, but the waters around it belong to New Jersey.