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TIL Ancient Egyptians created hundreds of thousands of Stone Vessels before the Workforce was Redirected to build the Pyramids

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0W9v TIL - Worms regrow their decapitated heads, along with the memories inside
nk47 TIL a Hungarian man was shot in the frontal lobe during World War 1, making it impossible for him to fall asleep. He continued to live a full, sleepless life.
5YMN8 TIL in 1968, a student at UPenn announced that a dog would be burned alive with napalm. Thousands turned up to protest, were handed a leaflet reading: Congratulations on your anti-napalm protest. You saved the life of a dog. Now, how about saving the lives of tens of thousands of people in Vietnam.
OD7L TIL that two brothers re-gifted the same pair of pants for over 12 Xmases, in increasingly difficult ‘wrapping’ that included a crushed AMC Gremlin with a note saying: “Merry Christmas, the pants are in the glove box”.
4vZb TIL that 1 in 10 chess games ended in a draw in 1850. Today, 1 in 3 chess games end in a draw.