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ZpMDa TIL of a Dry Bite, a bite by a venomous animal in which no venom is released due to a number of reasons. The phenomenon can be misinterpreted as evidence for the effectiveness of supposed miracle cures.
VVrZ TIL that in 1998 a woman called Amy Bradley vanished from a cruise ship. Years later, photos emerged that suggested she may have been kidnapped and sold into sexual slavery. Amy Bradley has never been found.
Wkmb9 TIL that the dress worn by Katrina at the end of Sleepy Hollow (1999) was just a white silk dress drawn on with magic marker to give it its black stripes.
dKwK TIL slavery was nearly abolished in the USA in 1784, but the motion fell short by one vote
XELNR TIL Before the Civil War, Syria experienced five years of severe drought