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TIL that in 2013 a novel bat coronavirus was found in a Yunnan cave bat which, unusually, could affect humans; it was extremely similar to the current COVID-19.

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O0ga TIL the Eiffel Tower was originally planned to be demolished in 1909, but was saved because it was repurposed as a giant radio antenna. And in 1913, the tower transmitted a signal all the way to Washington DC.
xGg5 TIL That in the Vietnamese version of Cinderella at the end, Cinderella cut up her step sister, put the remains into a jar of food and sent it to her Step Mother to eat, she enjoyed it until she found her skull at the bottom of the jar and instantly died of shock.
epNbL TIL chainsaws were invented for childbirth.
QNlGk TIL about the Gulf rupee, which was issued by the Government of India and was equivalent to the Indian rupee. Between 1956 and 1966, it was the official currency used in areas that today form the countries of Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and the UAE.
eXx4 TIL that Jessica Simpson became addicted to nicotine gum but has never smoked, she was given the gum by accident.