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TIL Europeans began eating mummies for medicinal purposes in the 12th century

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wGAo TIL that Fort Jefferson, a massive but unfinished coastal fortress in the Florida Keys, is composed of over 16 million bricks and is the largest masonry structure in the Americas
yVGn8 TIL the 1976 film "Bound for Glory" is the first film to make use of the Steadicam
X0kwD TIL there that there is a Township in Ontario which has 61 letters, as it consists of the names of every village and hamlet in its borders. Most Ontario Townships and forced-amalgamated rural towns simply use the name of one of the communities as the official legal name.
NXAo1 TIL the earliest evidence of pavement markings are from Mexico around 1600 AD. It consisted of a centerline of stone of a lighter color
GG17 TIL during a delay in filming, Jon-Erik Hexum from 80’s show “Voyagers!” was playing with a gun used for an upcoming scene. While passing time he shot a blank into his temple and the blunt force from point blank range propelled pieces of his skull into his brain. He died 6 days later.