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4Ze5 TIL the second Shah of Iran built a marble slide for his underground baths that was specifically designed for women in his harem to use to slide “into the arms of their lord and master before being playfully dunked in a pool.”
NX4jJ TIL the first domesticated cattle were in Iran 10,000 years ago, and most cattle today are descendants of only 80 cows.
j6MnE TIL Decomposing leaves can trap in nitrous oxide (i.e. "laughing gas") which deer will sometimes get high on when digging them up
epk04 TIL about Jean Meslier, a French Catholic priest who was discovered, upon his death, to have written a book-length philosophical essay promoting atheism and materialism.
MRGm TIL that over 900 workers have already died preparing for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar