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TIL in 1954 an archaeologist discovered 1,224 intact pieces of wood from 2500BC under the Great Pyramid of Giza. A boat builder then spent 14 years figuring out how they fit together and un-warping them to assemble the "Khufu ship", visible in a museum today.

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R570a TIL in the 1896 Olympics the winners received a silver medal and second place received a bronze medal.
R50oj TIL the Pyramid Texts are the oldest Ancient Egyptian religious texts, written in Old Egyptian and carved onto the subterranean walls of pyramids at Saqqara. The oldest texts have been dated to c. 2400-2300 BC.
eA4b TIL more than half of brits think Sherlock Holmes was a real person.
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b9MJj TIL there exists a deep sea eel-like fish called the Bony-Eared Assfish that is currently on display in Canada.