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TIL in 1998 the remains of six children and four adults were discovered hidden below the former home of Benjamin Franklin. According to The Times most of the bones appeared sawed or cut, and one skull had many holes drilled in it.

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nWaAB TIL that Jim Jones was a committed socialist, and saw the church as a way to spread Marxism. Jones would tell his followers that "I am come as God Socialist", and even created his own baptismal formula, baptizing his converts "in the holy name of Socialism".
Vn0G TIL, originally, the term ‘masterpiece’ referred to a piece of work produced by an apprentice or journeyman aspiring to become a master craftsman in the old European guild system.
vO7r TIL in 1995 May was declared “Masturbation Month”
pYGdN TIL that the last round of Fifa World Cup Group Stage Matches are played simultaneously because of the Disgrace of Gijón. This is to avoid match fixing.
akpN TIL Teeth, a movie about a women with teeth in her vagina has a higher score on the Tomatometer than Return of the Jedi.