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Today I learned about the novel, "The Eyes of Darkness," which has an "association" with the Corona Virus depicted as a bioweapon in the novel. The novel, however, was published in 1981.

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P18Be TIL In 1969 Colorado tried fracking with a nuclear bomb - it worked, but the oil and gas are too irradiated to be used even today
Vg9B TIL the phrase “log in” is derived from entries made in ships’ logs, which are in turn derived from actual logs. [fixed]
EgGEx TIL The Mongols employed a gruesome tactic during the siege of Caffa in Genoa. They hurled the bodies of their comrades, who had perished from the bubonic plague, over the city walls, infecting their enemies and marking one of the earliest instances of biological warfare.
wLPK8 TIL of Herostratus, a 4th century BC Greek arsonist who burned down the Temple of Artemis, considered one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world. He said he had done it to immortalise his name. He was executed him and a law was passed forbidding anyone from saying his name, under penalty of death.
VAD8 TIL Wellington didn’t win the Battle of Waterloo and ruined people who knew better. The Prussian General Blücher won the battle and his name of the battle (Battle of Belle Alliance) should be remembered, as the victor has the right to name the battle.