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TIL a human skull recovered in the back garden of broadcaster Sir David Attenborough belonged to a woman murdered in 1879

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78Anb TIL about the El Cid Castle, an abandoned castle-like building in Phoenix, Arizona that was supposed to be a bowling alley but it took 20 years to complete and closed a year after it was opened after the owner was arrested for diversion of Medicare funds, that made him go bankrupt.
gr8pW TIL about the Sulfanilamide Elixir Tragedy: In 1937, a pharmaceutical company in the US marketed a new antibiotic, sulfanilamide, in a sweet-tasting liquid form. The elixir contained a toxic chemical solvent, diethylene glycol, which caused the deaths of over 100 people, many of whom were children.
wLYGJ TIL The pristine white marble of the Taj Mahal is becoming disoloured thanks to a river which is now too dirty for the fish that used to keep the insects at bay, pollution from industry and a nearby oil refinery, and despite folk remedies of fullers earth mud packs. Current status in comments.
GxWE TIL that John Belushi’s death was initially ruled a drug-related accident, but 2 months later a groupie named Catherine Smith admitted to the National Enquirer that she had injected Belushi with the lethal “speedball” injection. Smith served 15 months in prison for manslaughter.
rRdZ0 TIL the wealthiest YouTuber is a 7-year-old boy. Ryan Kaji of Ryan ToysReview has earned $22 million in on year after posting more than 4,000 minutes of content, averaging about $5,204.92 per minute of video.