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TIL the catacombs of Paris hold the remains of over 6 million people.

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Ejv0 TIL Tenacious D got the idea for their song “Tribute” by listening to “One” by Metallica and thinking that it’s the greatest song in the world
N7npe TIL about the case around Marc Dutroux, a Belgian pedophile connected to a government sex ring. Since 1996, 20 witnesses related to the case have suspiciously died
b67Xa TIL brussels sprouts used to have a bitter taste until breeders in the 90s started to cross-pollinate different varieties in order to remove the chemicals that caused the bitterness. The result of their work has lead to brussels sprouts's recent culinary popularity.
PbmJ TIL the founder of the Boy Scouts was a drag queen - he even sewed his own dresses
0w9vR TIL That chickens are used to detect diseases that spread via mosquito. They don’t get ill from the diseases and don’t develop high enough levels of the diseases to spread them, but the we can still check for the diseases in their blood. They are also called ‘Sentinel Chickens.’