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TIL perfumed ointment was found in King Tut’s tomb. It was analyzed and there is a recipe to duplicate it accurately. If you have the resources, you can smell like an Egyptian King.

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GYmL7 TIL the US Department of Defense withdrew its financial and logistical support for the TV series The Lieutenant (1963–1964) after its creater Gene Roddenberry pressed ahead with a plot titled "To Set It Right" in which a white and a black man find a common cause in their roles as Marines
erB6 TIL oxygen deprivation worsens depression, which has caused Colorado Springs, CO (with its high altitude) to become the second most suicidal city in the U.S.
Opk1 TIL The piece that holds the rotor blades to the helicopter is known as the “Jesus nut”
nelKB TIL When Ed Sheeran won a Grammy in 2013 for "The A Team" he wasn't deemed famous enough to perform alone so Elton John insisted on a duet with him.
Mdv0 TIL Greyhounds are universal blood donors for dogs