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TIL: The Ancient Egyptian civilisation existed for longer than the Western one has existed so far, and had run its course before the West was even born.

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78M4L TIL the "Triple Crown" of Motorsports includes the Indianapolis 500, Monaco Grand Prix, and 24 Hours of Le Mans—British driver Graham Hill is the only driver to complete the Triple Crown in history.
GY60N TIL that William (Willem) II of The Netherlands was openly bisexual and was blackmailed at least four times for his same-sex attraction during his reign from 1840 - 1849, which lead to him being forced to sign the Dutch Constitution to greatly decrease royal power; which is still in effect today.
78DJL TIL Home Alone was responsible for making Kevin the number one name in Germany in 1991. Later, the name became associated with low social status in the country, which led to the coining of the German word, Kevinismus, meaning the negative preconception German people give to trendy exotic names
neyvW TIL in 1986, a large male gorilla named Jambo stood between a five-year-old boy and the other gorillas in a protective gesture, after the boy fell into the gorilla exhibit and lost consciousness.
Wkvnd TIL the QWERTY keyboard layout probably allowed early typewriter salesmen to impress their customers by being able to easily type out the example word "typewriter" without having learned the full keyboard layout, because "typewriter" can be spelled purely on the top row of the keyboard.