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TIL King Tutankhamun was mummified with an erection. It broke off soon after his discovery.

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0dmjR TIL: In 2013, KFC filed a lawsuit against Hitler, which was a fried chicken stall in Thailand which was similar to KFC's logo, but with Hitler. It gained notoriety when food reviewer Andrew Spooner tweeted an image of the stall. Reportedly, the fried chicken was "pretty good".
X0Pg6 TIL that in 2019 a pair of 1972 running shoes, one of the first pairs made by Nike, sold for $437,500
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1aPpP TIL there are prehistoric ritual caves that were visited for more than 10.000 years, making them by far the longest lasting religious temples ever