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TIL the Great Pyramid of Giza was once covered in highly polished white limestone, before it was removed to build mosques and fortresses.

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KK54 TIL Michael K. Williams aka Omar Little on “The Wire” and Chalky White on “Boardwalk Empire” received the scar on his face from a razor cut in a fight outside a party. It changed his entire career from dancing in music videos to acting out thug roles.
4Kdw TIL that a French chemist unboiled an egg
ZpVdB TIL that the House Sparrow, the most widely distributed wild bird, is only native to Eurasia. The ones found elsewhere were introduced and/or are an invasive species, often considered a pest and not protected by law.
xdXk TIL eight of the fourteen vacines that are routinely recommended today were developed by an American microbiologist named Maurice Hilleman.
78Rwx TIL research on an ancient Phoenician shipwreck found near Sicily revealed that the ship's parts were designed to be easily assembled and each part was marked with a letter in their Alphabet, the first in the world