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TIL that the Great Sphinx of Giza’s nose has been broken since at least the 1400s. A 15th century writer blamed the incident on the actions of a zealot in 1378. Archaeological evidence indicates the nose was broken off by rods or chisels.

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6ZoY TIL of a substance called “Libyan Desert Glass”; found in the Eastern Sahara and the deserts of Libya, this glass is of unknown origin (possibly from meteoric impacts), and has been found in ancient Egyptian Jewelry such as Tutankhamun’s Pectoral.
d8b5B TIL Canadian billionaire, Barry Sherman, was murdered, along with his wife, Honey in 2017. The murders remain unsolved.
gxnW TIL: Before the Terracotta army, when chinese emperors died all their servants were killed to aid them in the afterlife. Building the terracotta army spared emperor Qin from killing more than 8000 people.
69G6w TIL the 700 3rd class passengers on the titanic all had to share two bathtubs. One for men and one for women
p8a8G TIL: The decorative tag on running shoe laces is called a dubré or dubrae. Coined in ‘94 by Nike designer Damon Clegg for an ACG boot. Clegg had no name to describe the boot’s ornamental lace tag, so referred to it as a ‘doobrie’ – ‘thingamajig’ in Scottish slang. The name stuck.