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TIL: Disney's theme park ride "Pirates of the Caribbean" originally used real human skeletons as props

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PkNV TIL the original female winner of the 1980 Boston Marathon had her title stripped away when it was discovered that she didn’t complete the entire race. She had earlier competed in the New York marathon, and an investigation revealed that she took the subway for part of the course.
VBl9D TIL that for the last 52 years Denmark had Queen named Margrethe who's just stepping down from the throne
JZWl TIL Minor League baseball player Anthony Giansanti used to leave a ticket for Rhonda Rousey for all of his games, she never showed
oBW8L TIL that photographs developed from a reel left at a pharmacy in Philadelphia in 1957, seem to depict a 1957 gay wedding. The ceremony took place in a flat with the blinds drawn. The grooms are shown kissing, cutting their wedding cake and opening presents. The subjects remain unidentified.
vBkr TIL of a trend in Japan called B-Style (Black Lifestyle), where Japanese people tan their skin dark, wear special contact lenses, and change their hair and fashion to emulate African Americans