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TIL that One of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages " Kom El Shoqafa Catacombs " was accidentally discovered in 1900 when a donkey was suddenly swallowed by the earth below.

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OoJDL TIL that Japanese scientists had cultivated enough CowPox to infect all the people in the United States and were ready to deploy it via ocean crossing balloons which had already delivered bombs but Emperor Hirohito did not permit it.
D19OJ TIL about the Mako Mori Test, an improved version of the Bechdel test which examines whether or not a work of fiction includes at least one female character with her own narrative arc which does not exist to support the narrative arc of a male character.
neoWo TIL the scientist that discovered stomach ulcers were caused by bacteria proved his hypothesis by swallowing live bacteria and then taking antibiotics to cure himself. Before, his hypothesis was mocked by other scientists.
BExe TIL NYPD ex-cop Adrian Schoolcraft secretly recorded corrupt activities for 17 months in 2008, leading to a huge scandal and 4 separate investigations into NYPD. He recorded illegal arrests, superiors giving illegal orders, multiple rape reports getting downgraded to trespassing and more.
6E6kQ TIL that the movie The Woman in Black(2012), starring Daniel Radcliffe, is actually a remake. The original film was released in 1989, and the same character was played by Adrian Rawlins, who played James Potter, Harry Potters father, in the Harry Potter films.