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xBBB TIL 14-year-old kidnap victim Shawn Hornbeck, while being held captive, Googled himself and found the website his parents set up for his search. He left an anonymous message there – “How long are you planning to look for your son?” – but no one knew he had been the author until after his rescue.
Xy6R TIL that in Argentina, orangutans are granted human-like rights
oROd7 TIL that the Great Wall of China was not built as a single continuous wall, but rather as a series of walls and fortifications constructed by various dynasties over centuries. The most well-known sections were built during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
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