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wL098 TIL about Julia Pastrana, a Mexican woman who was toured around the world as "the bear woman". When she died in childbirth in 1860 her husband had her embalmed and continued touring. Her remains ended up in the basement of the University of Oslo. In 2013 she was finally laid to rest in Mexico.
OonN1 TIL during the 18th century, those who could not afford the three-pence admission to the London Zoo could supply a cat or dog instead to be fed to the lions.
awpyZ TIL The Code of Hammurabi (1754 BC) has 282 laws enscribed on stone. It includes the concept of "eye for an eye" and "tooth for a tooth" - more than 500 years before the Torah.
GmKJ TIL that in 2003, two men stole a Boeing 727 from an Angolan airport, never to be seen again.
OopYe TIL that Australian researchers have developed a needle-free diabetes test that measures glucose levels from saliva and that can reveal their body’s glucose levels on a smartphone app.