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TIL The Inventor of the Pringles Can was Buried in One

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7kRx TIL that the world’s oldest conjoined twins are 63 years old and have been both best friends and enemies throughout their life.
loAvN TIL that Imhotep was an Egyptian architect, physician, and advisor to four pharaohs. He lived around 2667-2600 B.C. Imhotep practiced early medicine nearly 2200 years before Hippocrates and designed Djoser’s step pyramid at saqqara. He is the only Egyptian besides Amenhotep to ever be fully deified.
ZMpG TIL that a wrist watch was edited out from famous “Raising a flag over the Reichstag” photo, because the flag raising soldier had at least 2 watches
JYGEv TIL that Norway has the world's first Bicycle Escalator built on a long, uphill road to help tired cyclists (or parents with baby strollers), and encourage cycling in the city.
0w6X5 TIL that 31% of India's population is vegeterian, by far the highest rate in the world. India has more vegeterians than the rest of the world put together.