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TIL that “miraculous”appearances of bloody eucharist in the middle ages were actually result of growth of a pinkish-reddish bacteria called Serratia marcescens

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9VRQ TIL that Mao ordered billions of sparrows to be killed, this exacerbated a famine that killed more 20 million people.
0wRny TIL There is no such character as the “Mad Hatter” in Alice In Wonderland, only “The Hatter”. He had a mad tea party and the two concepts merged.
6E0DY TIL that "Billion" is the European name for "Trillion" in the US (10^12) and "Trillion" is the European name for "Quintillion" in the US (10^18).
MKLa TIL That in year 1054 A.C there was an explosion in the sky so bright, that it was visible even during the day for 23 days straight
b9MZN TIL about Susan Sweney; a British pro-Nazi broadcaster in WWII, born in India. She was a Fascist, rumored Lesbian, and severe alcoholic. She survived two shipwrecks during WWII and was imprisoned by both Germany and Britain. Years later, she worked on a farm, and a pet shop in England.