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TIL "Kilroy Was Here" is hidden twice at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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VBL8G TIL Cleopatra (69 BC - 30 BC) was born closer in time to the TV premiere of "Friends" (1994) than to the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza ( ca. 2490 BC)
xALb TIL of the “heath pea”, an abundant Scottish plant that, when eaten, effectively stops the sensations of both hunger and thirst for days
xVZob TIL George Foreman, the sandwich grill guy, has 5 sons all named George Edward Foreman.
VMBvB TIL: Detroit, synonymous with the auto industry, has a driverless monorail system that moves about 2.4 million people a year.
P1YdE TIL that the consumption of soil in sub-Saharan Africa is common, primarily amongst pregnant women (ranging from 30 to 80% depending on the country). "The soil is mostly air dried, but can also be baked, smoked, salted, or mixed with herbs or water" and the soil from termite mounds isn't sour.