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TIL that scientists discovered a hidden corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza that could lead to further findings.

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GAZ7 TIL: that when the author of Charlotte’s Web (E.B. White) did the recording for the audio book, it took him 17 takes to record the passage about her death because each time he would cry or his voice would crack.
rNLOw TIL of a heavy metal band from Finland called Heavisaurus, which is aimed for children .
5rGD TIL Charlie and the Chocolate Factory had a sequel, but the author hated the first movie so much that he refused to have a film version produced.
6By7 TIL in the 1920s and 30s, Procter & Gamble (originally known for soap and candles) sponsored several radio shows, those shows becoming known as “soap operas”
WkmW9 TIL that when a sailor with chronic sea sickness was ordered back to sea because the doctors denied that sea sickness was a real illness, an admiral ordered all port medical staff to take a short voyage by ship in rough seas. The next day the doctors changed their opinion.