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TIL Jeweled skeletons were found in Rome in 1578 and distributed as replacements to churches because they were thought to be Christian martyrs that had been lost in the Reformation. However, their identities were not known.

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ADmwg TIL that Charles Babbage, known for inventing the first mechanical computer, was also the inventor of the cow-catcher.
Qg79 TIL in 1966 Playboy sent a black journalist to interview George Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party. “He took out a pearl-handled revolver, placed it pointedly on the arm of his chair, sat back and spoke for the first time: ‘I’m ready if you are.’”
Rv7l TIL there is an American cemetary hidden in northern France that contains the “dishonored dead;” dozens of US service members executed for war crimes committed during WWII
PYnxE TIL A circle roughly 2,500 miles in diameter, when placed over the right part of Asia, could hold more than half the world's population
XEa7r TIL about the scandal involving "Tri-State Crematory" in Georgia. In 2002, it was revealed that the owner would just dump the corpses all over his ranch instead of cremating them. Investigators found over 300 decomposing bodies on his property.