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TIL that Tutankhamun was buried with a large supply of clean underwear

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e0rDg TIL Susan La Flesche Picotte is widely acknowledged as the first Native American to earn a medical degree. She campaigned for public health and for the formal, legal allotment of land to members of the Omaha tribe
xVd50 TIL that a study found that spoilers don’t ruin stories. In fact, “…subjects who had the story ‘spoiled’ enjoyed the story more than the subjects who didn't know the ending in advance.”
0dQdA TIL about the Empire of Atlantium—a micronation founded in 1981 when teenager George Cruickshank and friends painted a 10 sq-meter patch in his Sydney backyard, declaring independence. Now it has a 0.75 sq-km territory, 3,000 "citizens" from 100 countries, and you can stay at its capital via Airbnb.
E4Eo TIL in 1997, Sir Patrick Stewart put on and starred in a “photo-negative” production of Othello. He starred as a white Othello opposite a black cast. It was the first time this concept was used.
ep7J4 TIL automakers overengineer cars to go over the speed limit to improve reliability. By making a vehicle that can drive up to 120 mph, there’s less strain on the engine when it spends a lifetime of going 65 mph.