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TIL the two 3000 year old bog people they found in Scotland were actually “Frankenstein” bodies made from six different skeletons

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4krYX TIL that the buildings on the Greek Islands are whitewashed partially because whitewash was used as a cheap disinfectant that prevented cholera and other serious diseases in the early 20th Century
VyOm TIL that the 3DS has so far outsold the PS4
78RP TIL that Bill Gates tweaked his school’s program’s code so that he was placed in class with mostly female students.
loyBG TIL King Minos of Crete was the first recorded user of a condom, made of sheep's bladder. This is because his semen was poisonous, he ejaculated "serpents and scorpions" that killed his wives and mistresses.
neLBB TIL of the 1947 NYC smallpox outbreak, which was stopped through aggressive public health policy led by health commssioner Dr. Israel Weinstein, leaving only 12 infected and 2 dead