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TIL the killing of cats during the Middle Ages increased the population of rats, helping to spread bubonic plague

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GK7G TIL that Israel sunk an American naval research ship that was monitoring radio during the Six-Day war. Officially it was ruled an accident, although all survivors maintain that it was intentional.
e85L TIL The film Roar (1981) is considered the most dangerous film shoot in history. Over 70 crew members who worked with the predatory animals suffered injuries like bone fractures, scalpings and gangrene.
VBN04 TIL about the psychiatric disorder 'glass delusion! The disorder caused people to fear that they were made of glass and likely to shatter. It was recorded in Europe, mainly in the 15th to 17th centuries.
QNkJp TIL The chant in Enigma's 'Return to Innocence' is not Native American, but from the Amis people (Taiwan) and is called "Elders' Drinking Song", among others.
JYkPB TIL a woman in a wheelchair won a treadmill on the Price is Right. When someone tweeted "I laughed but then felt bad", she replied "Don't feel bad. I feel great. I've been popping wheelies all day."