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TIL that approximately 100.8 Billion people have died on earth…

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N9bE TIL that the beard of Tutankhamun’s golden mask fell off during the cleaning process in the Egyptian Museum in 2014. The workers used epoxy glue to reattach the beard, but since that was not the professional method and permanent damage was done to the mask they were prosecuted for this in 2016.
d9vr TIL that as part of the British Royal Navy’s ‘Last Resort Letters’, in the event of a catastrophe submarine commanders will verify annihilation of civilised society in Great Britain by checking if BBC Radio 4 is still broadcasting.
9Por TIL The Mantis Shrimp delivers a punch so fast and deadly that its acceleration is 10,000 times greater than gravity and creates a pressure wave that boils the water around it.
69Xnw TIL prostitution is illegal in Japan but the law recognize only vaginal sex. Oral, anal and masturbations are not criminalized.
am5y TIL of “long egg”. Hard-boiled re-engineered eggs, 3 foot long (1 meter), used by the food service industry that yields a CONSISTENT amounts of yolk and equal size when sliced - also is easy to transport.