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TIL Rio de Janeiro’s full name is Sao Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro

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9YQnp TIL Zeus created humans as balls with 2 heads, 4 arms & legs. He cut them in half because they were rolling around displaying too much power. After mutilating them, he felt bad. So he let the 2 halves embrace each other through sex, giving them a short sensation of their prior powers through orgasm.
d9Rr TIL the Kaaba was built in 2130 BC and was a site of pilgrimage for 2,700 years before the rise of Islam, including for Arabic Christians and Pagans
ZpXLo TIL: due to the cooking and canning process, large crystals can form in canned seafood, called Struvite, made of magnesium ammonium phosphate. They are crunchy and unpleasant, but dissolve when eaten and are not harmful.