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TIL Dwarfs and pygmies in ancient Egypt were seen as possessing celestial gifts, they were treated with considerable respect and often held high social positions, including working directly for the king. Many were buried in royal cemeteries.

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ARBg TIL during WWII, over 400,000 German POWs were sent to the United States. In the POW camps, they often held theatrical and musical performances, were allowed to leave the camps without guards on the honor system, and were able to work on farms, mills, and other places for fair wages.
PvoG TIL the Emperor of Japan was historically very young. The duties of the emperor were considered incredibly tedious, and after a decade most emperors abdicated the throne to their younger brother.
MryV TIL that prototype cars being road tested wear a white and black pattern camofluage vinyl in order to make it impossible for auto focus equipped cameras to focus on the car.
EkyV TIL… There is not a single publicity photo of Walt Disney with a cigarette in his hand, even though he was an extremely heavy smoker and died of lung cancer.
oRk4Y TIL Red Delicious apples, now widely regarded as the worst variety of apples, used to actually be both red and delicious. Growers were paid based on an apple's color and level of bruising, so Red Delicious was artificially selected for tougher, redder skin, at the sacrifice of taste and texture.