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TIL that the suit for the cowardly lion in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, was made from real lion skin

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N7vwJ TIL Bath Abbey church in England had up to an estimated 6,000 people buried under it which caused voids to form and put the church floors in danger of collapse. A church rep said "they just jammed them in and jammed them in — it would have been very unpleasant to put it mildly."
yLRM TIL in ancient Rome, a gladiator was only someone who fought against other men. If you were in the arena facing wild beasts, you were called a bestiarii. There were two types of bestiarii: those condemned to die in such a manner, and those doing it voluntarily, for pay or for glory.
J1wx1 TIL that 81% of people say that email is still their primary form of communication at work
ormA TIL that Herman Göring had a brother who blatantly and dangerously resisted the Nazi regime through acts of sabotage and forgery, and that one week before his death, married his housekeeper so that she could receive his government pension.
rN5jx TIL Fungi in Chernobyl appear to be feeding off gamma radiation and are growing towards the reactor core.