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TIL that researchers believe the area around two cemeteries in Kyrgyzstan is the origin of the plague

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oRlvK TIL Thomas F Wilson, who played Biff in Back to The Future, shared an apartment with Andrew Dice Clay and Yakov Smirnoff before his big break.
DVAr TIL: The monkey wrench was named using a purposeful misspelling of Moncky, the inventor’s last name.
M7Mva TIL During the 50's and 60's, Dr. Chester M. Southam injected patients and prisoners with cancer cells (HeLa cells) for research without their consent. He was reported and suspended for a year despite a cover up attempt. He later became President of the American Association for Cancer Research.
xb0D TIL that a group of Owls is called a parliament.
1aY0X TIL of China's Old Summer Palace, a complex of palaces 8x the size of the Vatican. Deemed the pinnacle of Chinese gardens, it also contains exquisite artworks and many historical treasures. In 1860, the British sacked and looted the Palace for 3 days, turning it into its current state of ruination.