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TIL The bones of around 10 bodies; six of them children were found in the basement of the house Benjamin Franklin lived in London's Craven Street for nearly two decades, while he was an ambassador for the American colonies.

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woywY TIL that Gloria Ramirez earned the nickname "The Toxic Lady" because doctors and nurses became ill after airborne exposure to her body. She had cervical cancer, and while treating her, three hospital workers fainted, and others experienced symptoms such as shortness of breath and muscle spasms.
KyoG TIL the first Witness Protection Program in the USA was for protecting people testifying against the KKK
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