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TIL that King Tutankhamen's Tomb May Have Hidden Spaces Containing Organic, Metallic Materials

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XEVBj TIL: Scientists studying a distant galaxy cluster have discovered the biggest explosion seen in the Universe since the Big Bang. The blast came from a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy hundreds of millions of light-years away.
OooD6 TIL Brazilian footballer Carlos Kaiser staged his whole career for 24 years: he could barely kick a ball. In the first training session with every new team, the con man usually suffered a "muscle injury" that would keep him out for an indefinite period.
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x6jxk TIL In Africa, peanuts are a source of nutrition in a region where child malnutrition is rampant. In West African cuisine Peanuts flavour everything from soups, salads, stews, marinades