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Interesting Facts - Page 190
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The ancient Egyptians bred cats to be sacrificed, mummified, and buried along with people. Millions of cats were mummified. At one point, a shipment of 19 tons of cat mummies was sent from Egypt to London. A single cat was preserved by the British museum and the rest was ground into powder.
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In the year 1500, Africa had an estimated 26 million elephants and only 47 million people.
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A graffiti artist was paid in stock options to paint Facebook's headquarters in 2005. When Facebook went public in 2012, his options were worth $200 million. As of 2024, those same shares are worth over $2 billion!
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According to one historical document, Alfred the Great was the 19th-great-grandson of the Norse god Odin.
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John B. Watson, author of "Psychological Care of Infant and Child" (1928) was an early expert on child rearing. He raised four children of his own, of which one committed suicide and another two attempted it.
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So the elephants ruled the people almost
947- Sad.
948 - The artist's name is David Choe. It seems strange to omit it, as he's a public figure himself.
949 - According to another book, there's this kid named Harry who's a great wizard.
950 - I encourage people to discontinue use of the phrase "committed suicide". It's not a crime and we don't need to force Abrahamic views on suicide on others. You can just say, "died by suicide".
Some states appear to laws against attempted suicide, but I couldn't find any evidence that somebody was actually charged with this crime (apart from once case in Papua New Guinea).
My point stands.
You can read more here:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/suicide
It was pandemonium! 🚿