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TIL the dagger found in Tutankhamun’s tomb was made from iron from a meteorite

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69AWY TIL about the 1985 Manchester Airport Disaster, where a plane caught fire during takeoff, and unclear and inadequate evacuation procedures, combined with jammed exit doors, led to the death of 55 of the 137 people on board
R18w TIL One of Columbus’s explorers was the first person to bring tobacco back into Europe. Because he could blow smoke out of his mouth, he was accused of being the devil and sent to jail for seven years by the Spanish Inquisition.
oBxnW TIL the Boeing factory in Seattle is so massive that rain clouds began to form inside the facility until a state-of-the-art air circulation system was installed
o8QL TIL illegal income, such as bribes, are considered taxable income. Authorities can use this to prosecute people with “legal immunity” (diplomats, UN workers, etc) as they are not immune to paying taxes.
4k09b TIL a film in 1997 with a budget of $15 million only made $309 because it only played in 2 movie theaters before being pulled.