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TIL The 6th biggest Pyramid in the world was built in 1991 and is a BassPro Shops Megastore.

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J18gk TIL singer-songwriter James Blunt was a captain during and in the aftermath of the Kosovo War in 1999
8eEXZ TIL Hongmen Feast Incident. After the Qin Dynasty's fall, rebel leader Xiang Yu held a feast for his co-rebel & rival, Liu Bang. In the party, Xiang arranged for a sword dancer to kill Liu during his performance, but Liu was saved by one of his friends, who got up and danced with the sword-dancer.
GYRj TIL that in 2010 the International Council on Security and Development conducted a survey that found that 92% of Afghan men have never heard of 9/11.
69YYZ TIL that in 1884 a 14-year-old Canadian Native boy was accused of a murder and was subsequently lynched by an American mob led by two men who were likely the real murderers
vPl0D TIL Lobsters urinate from their face. They also piss on each other's face to communicate social status