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TIL that Egyptian Pharaohs and Deities that weren't known for being born of a God or Goddess had to take part in cannibalistic consumption of a God to take in a power known as hk3w that was later personified as the God Heka.

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j6RVX TIL that Sir Edward Elgar, composer of, "Pomp and Circumstance March No.1," more commonly known as "The Graduation Song" never actually finished school himself. He only received general education until the age of fifteen. Meanwhile, most of his musical talent came from self-teaching and study.
WWkN TIL years ago DirecTV was widely pirated. The piracy ‘war’ largely ended through a 'trojan horse’ attack that destroyed most hacked access cards. To add a little 'spice’, DirecTV’s “Black Sunday” attack rewrote the first 8 bytes of the card to read “GAMEOVER”.
woEY TIL the FBI hired an informer to supply terrorists with fake bomb powder in the lead up to the 1993 WTC bombing, but the plan was called off and real explosives ended up being used. The informer passionately maintained that the attack could’ve been prevented.
ADMDn TIL: A Man paralyzed from waist down made history by walking again using mind-controlled implant to power his legs
XWE6 TIL Willie Nelson sold his first song for only $50 and the cost of a restaurant bill that he couldn’t afford. “Family Bible” went on to reach #7 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart, but Nelson had no regrets about the sale, saying, “I felt if I could write one hit song, I could write another.”