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TIL: in 2004, police discovered a fully equipped movie theater the Paris Catacombs. It was equipped with a giant cinema screen, seats for the audience, projection equipment, film reels of recent thrillers and film noir classics, a fully stocked bar, and a complete restaurant with tables and chairs.

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