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TIL that the Voynich manuscript was written in a completely unknown script, with an alphabet that appears nowhere other than on its own pages.

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mxj9o TIL that Dr. Barry Marshall was convinced that H.pylori bacteria causes stomach ulcers, but no one believed him. Since it was illegal to test his theory on humans, he drank the bacteria himself, developed ulcers within days, treated them with antibiotics and went on to win the Nobel prize.
mxwMM TIL the woman in the 'woman yelling at the cat' meme was actually arguing with a group of people who were accusing her of making up her husband's abuse, who almost blinded her
818X TIL in Zagreb, Croatia there is replication of all 9 planets (at the time) sizes and distances in the same scale as Sun. In 2004. there was a scavenger hunt to find them beacuse the locations were unknown
BrbBK TIL that Ian Thomas (musician best known for "Painted Ladies") and Dave Thomas (best known as Doug Mackenzie of "Bob & Doug Mackenzie" fame) are brothers.
a8BGZ TIL Elvis had a dead twin