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TIL that the Egyptian pyramids are not in the middle of the desert and just 200 meters away from the nearest neighborhood of Cairo. There even is a golf course near the foot of the Cheops pyramid.

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WQX4 TIL Winston Churchill enjoyed bricklaying in his spare time and built several walls at his house at Chartwell.
PYPeE TIL that beer mugs are not called "steins" in Germany. "Stein" is the German word for "stone." The English word "stein" probably comes from the German word "Steinzeug" which means "stoneware"—the type of pottery that cheap beer mugs are often made of.
XEmRP TIL: Sean Bean is so afraid of flying that while filming The Fellowship of the Ring, he chose to hike across the countryside rather than take a helicopter
Ll40 TIL despite having only approximately 16 minutes of screen time in Silence of the Lambs, Anthony Hopkins won the Academy Award for Best Lead Actor in 1991.
ZpZNY TIL: Zhu Youcheng is the only emperor in Chinese history, to be married to one wife and remain faithful to her, having no concubines. He was a hardworking emperor, lowering taxes, reducing spending, and demonstrating tolerance for Muslims. His son, however, had a haram so large, some starved.