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TIL traces of nicotine and cocaine were found in Egyptian mummies. This finding is almost unbelievable considering nicotine and cocaine are indigenous to the Americas.

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WDNY TIL: Theodore Roosevelt had a chest tattoo of his family crest. He’s the only President to have one, although Andrew Jackson was rumored to have a tomahawk tattooed on his thigh.
QNv4L TIL in 2014, a toddler died after his dad accidentally left him in a hot car for 7 hours. A jury sentenced him to life without parole because he was having an affair that day, making them believe he left his son to die to start a new life. A surpreme court overturned the 'unfair' conviction in 2022.
4Xo65 TIL that Tug of War was an Olympic sport. It was dropped after the Antwerp games in 1920 after a number of controversies.
BrmEL TIL about Yoshie Shiratori, who broke out of prison four times, and most famously was the only person in history to break out of Abishiri prison in Hokkaido, Japan.
pY5pe TIL: The Pitch Drop Experiment, the World's Longest Running Science Experiment, Has Been Going for Over 90 Years and Has Only Been Observed Live 9 Times.