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TIL that some artists between 16th and 19th centuries used a type of brown paint called Mummy Brown, which was made from ground up Egyptian mummies.

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neGvd TIL that the phrase “well-behaved women seldom make history” is often misquoted, but still has a powerful feminist message on the importance of women and men who perform small actions in our society
reW4 TIL that the richest 80 people in the world have as much wealth as the poorest half of the world’s population
0dQGN TIL Heather Mills poured a pitcher of water over Paul McCartney’s lawyer during their divorce trial
QRoa TIL Earth’s mantle holds several oceans worth of water.
b5k7 TIL for $22,000 Swiss company Algordanza will take your ashes and compress them into a synthetic diamond to be set in jewelry for a loved one. Most stones come out blue because humans contains trace amounts of boron. Occasionally diamond pops out white, yellow or black.