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TIL in 2004 while searching the Paris Catacombs police discovered a cinema in one of the caverns. It was equipped with a giant screen, seats for the audience, a fully stocked bar, and a complete restaurant. The source of its electrical power and the identity of those responsible remain unknown

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VBB6p TIL that Janet Jackson has a tattoo of Mickey Mouse...receiving oral sex from Minnie Mouse (See tattoo #4).
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W7wBL TIL the infamous Hatfield-McCoy feud is partly explainable by a genetic condition found among the Hatfield family that can cause short tempers and rage.
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