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TIL that “Shakespeare’s Curse” on his grave warns anyone who moves his bones that they will be cursed — yet in 2016, a ground-penetrating radar revealed his skull is actually missing.

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rR9bw TIL about Lynlee, the baby that was born twice. Pediatric surgeons, removed her from the womb to cut out a tumor on her spine, placed her back and several weeks later Lynlee was born healthy
jNWQN TIL that before Europeans used the word "panther" for melanistic leopards and jaguars, it was a mythical animal, typically a big cat with a multicoloured hide. In heraldry it is depicted with coloured spots and flames coming from its mouth and ears, representing the sweet smelling odour of its roar.
awLMo TIL, Alexander Dumas (The Three Musketeers) won his first duel, even though his pants fell down.
X0r0j TIL Gabe Kaplan -- Mr. Kotter on "Welcome Back Kotter -- went on to become a professional poker player and, for many poker fans, the definitive poker TV "color" commentator, before retiring earlier this year
1MGX TIL that 50 Years Ago, NASA astronauts smuggled a corned beef sandwich into space on a mission to test newly invented space food. Congress was so upset it launched an investigation.