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TIL That part of the reason that mummies are so rare is because we ate them.

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ywLJ TIL Sportscaster Bob Costas jokingly promised Kirby Puckett he would name his first child Kirby if Puckett was batting over .350 when the child was born. Kirby hit over .350 but the child had already been named. He reminded Costas and the birth certificate was changed to “Keith Michael Kirby Costas”
epRW5 TIL In Batman Returns the bird Michelle Pfeiffer puts in her mouth to tease The Penguin was a real bird. No SFX. They did it in one take.
rR0Xw TIL of "The Hole", a prison camp led by Scientology. One former prisoner reported that she had to stand in a rubbish bin for hours while executives screamed in her face and poured water over her.
A9Ax TIL Sex and alcohol make you happier than kids and religion
J11ZB TIL that Boxer Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Clay) released an album of spoken word music titled “I am the greatest” in 1963. The album also features a cover of Stand by Me, sung by Ali. It was nominated for a Grammy award and has been identified as an early example of rap music.