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TIL that underneath the surface of Nefertiti’s bust is a sculpture of an older and more wrinkly Nefertiti

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dk6E TIL the Cheyenne chief Black Kettle, a major advocate for peace and coexistence between white settlers and Native Americans, was twice attacked by American troops despite explicit agreements of non-hostility, resulting in the death and mutilation of he and at least two hundred Cheyenne villagers
wL8vJ TIL Karl P. Schmidt, a herpetologist, was bitten by a snake while he was examining it. Schmidt did not seek medical attention and went on to document the effects of venom in his journal. He was pronounced dead 24 hours later. His kidneys, lungs, brain, heart and eyes had bled excessively.
d8ba9 TIL hockey player Stan Mikita went from being one of the most penalized players to winning the Lady Byng Trophy twice for sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with excellence all because his daughter asked, "Mommy, why does Daddy spend so much time sitting down [in the penalty box]?"
5YpxQ TIL Since the dawn of civilization, half the world's trees have wiped out, with approximately three trillion remaining in all forests, and the rate of loss highest in tropical regions. Fifteen billion trees are cut down every year.
R7eD1 TIL that the blood type O was originally designated as C by Karl Landsteiner who discovered three distinct blood types naming them A, B and C. Type C was later changed to O to reflect its unique property of having no antigen sites on its surface.