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TIL that the new Grand Egyptian Museum will be the largest archeological museum in the world.

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B5kb TIL March 1st was new years day for much of antiquity. It was the case in Russia until the 15th century and in Great Britain until 1752. It was to coincide with the beginning of the planting season with the namesake being Mars, the roman god who was also the protector of agriculture.
kYPB TIL that in 1997, a school shooting was stopped by a Principal retrieving a gun from his car holding the assailant at gunpoint.
LQOn0 TIL that Mark DeFriest, known as the Houdini of Florida, is a prisoner in the Florida State Prison. His original four-year sentence has since developed into 34 years for 13 escape attempts, 7 of them successful, and hundreds of disciplinary reports.
GYaAj TIL the first SWAT team was created just to deal with bank robberies. However, it was so successful that the scope of SWAT use was extended to various other high-risk situations - in fact, nowadays 80% of SWAT operations are search warrants, mainly for narcotics.
rNJm0 Today I learned Rita Moreno won her first Emmy for the performance of her well known song "Fever" on the muppet show. Great performance by Animal.