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TIL King Tutankhamun owned a collection of boomerangs.

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l75e5 TIL Research has recently found neurons specifically dedicated to anticipating the sequence of melodic notes, separate from speech processing, showing music activates distinct neural mechanisms for predicting melody sequences.
WpGY TIL the Häagen-Dazs ice cream creator was American and made up the brand name to sound Danish, unique, and sophisticated. It doesn’t mean anything.
ZMXD TIL that Teller (of Penn and Teller) was a high school Latin and English teacher before turning professional as a magician. At the same high school Jon Stewart went to.
R7E9a TIL After WWII, Messerschmitt developed microcars when the company was forbidden from manufacturing aircraft. Its KR200 set 22 international speed records for three-wheeled vehicles under 250cc during its 24-hour at the Hockenheimring in 1955.
0dJK5 TIL: Pokémon Red and Blue from 1998 was originally going to have over 65,000 versions of the game, all slightly different so the chances of finding someone with the same game as you were nearly impossible.