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TIL: Plymouth, Montserrat the world's only ghost capital of a political territory. The town was abandoned in 1997 after continuous volcanic activity, but it still recognized as the island's capital.

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vPZeR TIL an 18kg sapphire was mined in Madagascar in 1995. It was carved into a 61,500 carat crystal featuring 134 different individuals in milestones in human history, paying tribute to humanity.
WkvxX TIL that Dylan McDermott was never in Home Alone 3. Lenny Von Dohlen played Burton Jernigan in Home Alone 3.
a8b9 TIL: A series of hieroglyphics exists on Easter Island which remain untranslated
drpB TIL Hugh Trenchard, a British soldier in the Boer War was shot in the chest and spine, becoming partially paralysed, took up bobsledding as a pastime, and after a major accident regained use of his legs
xVprw TIL about the Fascinus or "the divine phallus" often depicted as a winged penis that the ancient Romans regarded as a deity and used as a symbol of protection against the evil eye