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TIL there was hymn to Ninkasi, the Sumerian goddess of beer; the hymn not only praised her, it provided directions for brewing beer.

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VMpAD TIL that Rameses II, the most prolific tomb builder and longest reigning pharaoh of ancient Egypt, was a redhead.
d8bZd TIL doctors declared Velma Thomas dead as her heart stopped beating and she had no brain waves for 17 hrs. Her family said goodbye and left her at the hospital to make funeral plans. Medical staff took her off life support and while removing her tubes, she suddenly came back to life.
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