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TIL After Losing the Civil War, the Vice-President of the Confederacy, Alexander H. Stephens, was elected to the U.S. Senate, House, and was Governor of Georgia until 1883

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N70o6 TIL that in 1994 a Maryland man was mummified using ancient Egyptian techniques in order to learn more about the mummification process.
EgKox TIL that in rural Kentucky, there's a family known as the "Blue Fugates" due to the dark blue skin color of many family members. This was seen in over six generations because of inbreeding. It's called hereditary Methoglobinemia.
pjkb TIL In space, if unprotected pieces of metal touch each other, they stick together permanently.
a8An0 TIL Fatbergs! Fatbergs are formed when oil, grease and fat poured down drains combine with non-biodegradable items such as wet wipes, nappies and cotton buds. One of them became famous around the world: Fatty mc fatberg! It weighed 130 tonnes and was 250 meters long. This was in Whitechapel, London.
4kn8a TIL about the PXL2000 - a camcorder produced in 1987 that records video footage to standard audio cassettes.