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TIL that multiple animals, including Adele Penguins and Chimpanzees, participate in prostitution.

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BgMAW TIL that in addition to tangible World Heritage, UNESCO recognizes intangible cultural heritage (ICH) as a practice, representation, expression, knowledge, or skill considered by UNESCO to be part of a place’s cultural heritage.
KOxDw TIL that in 1196 AD, Al-Aziz Uthman, Saladin's son and the Sultan of Egypt, attempted to demolish the pyramids, starting with that of Menkaure. Workmen recruited to demolish the pyramid stayed at their job for eight months, but found it almost as expensive to destroy as to build. They mostly failed.
699eX TIL that Nostalgia was originally classified as a mental disorder
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