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TIL around 2500 BC, a 140 foot long ship was buried in pieces in a pit near the Great Pyramid. It was found in 1954 and the 1,224 fragments were assembled recently. Khufu’s Solar Boat "sailed" again in 2021 when it was moved by a special vehicle to the Grand Egyptian Museum.

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N7LBe TIL that the seasons in the Northern Hemisphere are the opposite of those in the Southern Hemisphere. This means that in Argentina and Australia, winter begins in June.
QJ77X TIL in 2005, the US introduced a new $1 coin that you could buy and have shipped for free. people took advantage of this by buying them with a credit card then immediately using the coins to pay their bill to get free airline miles. one man abused this so much that he earned 4 million airline miles
4k60N TIL two different comic strips named “Dennis the Menace” both debuted on the same day: March 12, 1951. They were created completely independently of each other, and neither creator knew of the other’s existence
YwOv TIL Volvo invented 3-point seatbelt and gave it away to save lives
GrbE TIL that Chick Sexers are trained professionals whose jobs are to determine the gender of a newborn chick. Average salary is $60,000/year.