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TIL In Egyptian Mythology the god Horus claims dominance over Egypt by feeding his semen on lettuce to his uncle Set

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XD7Q TIL that Burger King sells a $200 burger that is made with Wagyu Beef, white truffles, Pata Negra ham and Crystal champagne onion straws. The burger is only sold once per week in London and proceeds from the sale goes to a London charity.
X00nR TIL Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke believes that Earth was created 6,000 years ago despite picking up the oldest moon rock known to man dated 4.46 billion years old.
LQDY9 TIL seagulls are actually cleptoparasites, and know they're stealing your food. Confirming they're the assholes we all know they are.
ZpYOp TIL that in the 1980s one of the propellers salvaged from the wreck of the Lusitania was melted down to make golf clubs.
E7Jx TIL that after his bomber was hit and the right wing fuel line was ignited by a German fighter, Sergeant James Allan Ward tied a rope around his waist and climbed outside the plane. He kicked holes in the fabric for handholds and put the fire out with a cockpit cover.