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TIL The ancient Egyptians believed that the heart recorded all of the good and bad deeds of a person’s life, and was needed for judgment in the afterlife. After death, the heart was weighed against the feather of Maat. If a person had led an unjust life, their heart was too heavy to enter paradise
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TIL about General Butt Naked, a Liberian warlord who used to go into battle naked under heavy drug influence. He would rush enemy lines killing everyone in has path. Then sacrifice children, bathe in their blood, and eat their hearts. He never got shot. He lives now as an evangelical preacher
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TIL in 1986 a Hotel in Singapore collapsed. Authorities were using heavy machinery to rescue survivors, a team of mainly Irish tunneling experts working on a new subway saw what was happening, and convinced authorities to let them tunnel for survivors instead. 17 people were rescued by them.
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TIL “Electric Eye” by heavy metal band Judas Priest was in the temp score for “Toy Story 3”. Before it was cut, the song blared from the Aliens’ car in the opening scene. The song’s lyrics describe a satellite watching a surveillance state, foreshadowing (intentionally or not) the movie’s plot.
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TIL that extended periods of exposure to strong vibrations from using power tools and heavy equipment (i.e. string trimmers, buses, trucks) can cause significant injury, typically after a few months or even over the course of years. Wear your PPE and take plenty of breaks. Your body deserves it!
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