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TIL in In June 1836, a group of boys in Arthur’s Seat, Scotland found 17 miniature coffins with tiny dolls inside in a cave. Their origin is still debated but theories include witchcraft, burial superstitions and them being a tribute to the 17 victims of the notorious "body snatcher" serial killers.

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ZE9B TIL that there is a form of synesthesia (a psychological condition that results in sensory ‘mixing’) called spacio-temporal synesthesia, in which people can perceive time as a spacial concept.
kOJm4 TIL that a mere 16 years after being marched 1000s of Miles during the ‘Trail of Tears’, the Choctaw donated what is equivalent to tens of thousands today to Irish during their potato famine.
Wk678 TIL when Halle Berry won a Worst Actor Razzie award for her role in Catwoman, she showed up in person to collect the award. She spoke while holding her Academy Award from Monster's Ball in one hand and the Razzie in the other.
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