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TIL Sarah Jessica Parker's ancestor Esther Elwell was accused of being a witch in 1692 Salem when a young girl claimed to have seen her ghost strangling her neighbor. Esther's case never went to court and she escaped a tragic death by a matter of days, as Salem stopped trying witches 1 month prior.

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oAVW TIL that after being seriously burned in her disappearing scene in Munchkinland, Margaret Hamilton (The Wicked Witch of the West) refused to do a subsequent scene requiring her to ride a smoking pipe broomstick. Her fill-in was hospitalized for eleven days with serious burns when the pipe exploded.
GYMGG TIL that a toxin in bee venom called melittin may prevent HIV. Melittin can kill HIV by poking holes into the virus's protective envelope. Bee stings may also ease pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis. Scientists found that molecules in bee venom increase your body's level of glucocorticoid, an anti-
dDYJ9 TIL that Veryovkina Cave is the deepest-known cave on Earth at 2,223 meters (7,257 ft). Since 1982, the "Perovo-speleo" team has explored its depths. In 2021, they discovered a tourist's body at -1100 meters, adding a tragic twist to their efforts.
wLpN7 TIL Duke Nukem Forever was actually already 90% complete in 2001. But because the Unreal Engine 1 used for the game made levels turning black, and other conflicts with textures. So the studio scrapped all those finished works, and start all over again
vOnL TIL mountains on the moon Titan are named after mountains from JRR Tolkien’s Middle Earth