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TIL A French Socialite Named Blanche Monnier Was Imprisoned by Her Family in a Secret Room for 25 Years, From 1876 to 1901. According to officials, Monnier had not seen any sunlight for her entire captivity.

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yVroe TIL About “Cancer Alley” a part of south Louisiana where corporations/fossil fuel industry has been allegedly spreading illness
Lk18Q TIL a debate was held at a scientific conference as to whether the mammalian Y chromosome (required for males) is rapidly degrading. At the end of the debate, a vote resulted in a 50/50 split for/against the notion that the Y chromosome is degrading, with mostly females for it and males against it.
d8ZQZ TIL that the words “made” and “had” were originally contractions of the words “maked” and “haved.”
YVN7 TIL Kevin Smith once called the father of a heckler during a panel and told him his son is acting up and smoking weed.
vPGYD TIL that the Capoor family is one of the prominent families of the Indian / Hindi film industry. For 94 years, more than 4 generations and 100’s of famous Capoors have enjoyed extraordinary success in Bollywood.