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TIL, the Roman ruins where Caesar was murdered are now a large cat sanctuary

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E1GQo TIL in 1829, when pirates attacked a US ship, a man onboard managed to avoid their attention by dressing up as a priest. He put on black gown and a wide brimmed hat and stayed in his cabin. When the pirates found him, they made the sign of the cross and left. He was the only one not to be robbed.
ANXdx TIL that in order to host the Super Bowl, host cities must provide the NFL exclusive access to three top quality, 18-hole area golf courses (at no cost) so it can host a tournament on Super Bowl weekend
ne697 TIL that in the 1940s, actress Joan Hickson appeared in an Agatha Christie play, following which the author sent her a note reading “I hope one day you will play my dear Miss Marple. 41 years later, Hickson was cast as Miss Marple in a BBC series of Marple adaptations.
pY7OQ TIL that the Sun’s atmosphere is hotter than the surface.
Lkj4V TIL that mere hours are sufficient to form fossils aka the Medusa Effect aka flash petrification