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TIL that the remains of Richard III, after being lost for 400 years, were found in 2012 under a London parking garage!

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WK9N TIL that to produce black widow spider antivenom, horses are injected with black widow spider venom, then bled and antibodies are extracted.
9Ykp TIL that Sam Walton, founder of Walmart, used to make his employees recite pledges that ended with “…so help me Sam.”
Q74p TIL 40 percent of all Wikipedia vandalism is detected by a single bot. It has only 0.1% false positives.
OrXR TIL scientists have forced naked mole rats to live in concentrated areas of radiation and injected with carcinogens, but they have never developed cancer. They tolerate acid, live 6 times longer than other rodents, they survive long periods of oxygen deprivation and can live in heavy polluted areas.
dreZ TIL The Music Industries that push violent/drug related rap also owns private jails, requiring 90% occupancy filled.