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TIL that many/most unearthed Egyptian mummies were eaten by Europeans or used in disturbing ways

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0w4QR TIL famed comic book creator Frank Miller (The Dark Knight Returns, Daredevil :Born Again, 300) also wrote Vanilla Ice's Ninja Rap from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2:The Secret Of the Ooze.
xeyD TIL in 1987 a lone Chilean Flamingo named Pink Floyd escaped from a zoo in Salt Lake City and lived alone in the wild in Utah on the Great Salt Lake, surviving off brine shrimp. He was last seen in 2005, but others have claimed they’ve spotted him since.
yQ1GM TIL Christmas only became a thing in Scotland in 1958, and had been BANNED for centuries following the Reformation - with strict penalties for celebrating. Instead Scots celebrated the secular Hogmanay, which remains a significant date on the nation's calendar every year.
4XV7g TIL contrary to popular belief, canes aren't meant to be used on the same side as your injury. While it seems logical to want to support the injured leg, you are actually meant to walk with the cane opposite your bad leg as to lean your weight away from the injury (rather than against) the bad leg.
rnm1 TIL that the Movie “Paranormal Activity” cost less than $15,000 to make but grossed over $193,000,000.