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TIL The reason The Doctor regenerates in Doctor Who is because William Hartnell (The actor who played the First Doctor) had to leave the show due to his poor health.

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8an1L TIL The Worlds oldest mummies are not from Egypt. They are from the Chincorro people of the Atacama Desert, present day Chile, dating back to 5000 BC, nearly 2000 years before the Egyptians
gMKQW TIL Parisians used to hang out in the morgue situated near the Norte Dame. The macabre attraction lured as much as 40.000 visitors per day.
WkR8B TIL there are 14 abandoned stations on the London Underground, including one used by Government during WW2
4Eda TIL army ants are used as “natural sutures” - their jaws are so powerful, natives staple wounds by forcing ants to bite them and break off the body
wLpG1 TIL a party game popular from Medieval to Victorian times was "Hot Cockles", where you would bury your face in a friend's lap and guess who spanked you.