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TIL of the 5th century BCE Long Walls of Athens, 6km long fortifications securing the city’s connection to the sea

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xgg0 TIL The 13 steps of the pyramid on the back of the dollar bill represent the original 13 colonies. The fact that it’s unfinished symbolizes room for future growth
W7NpB TIL that there is a dish called Virgin Boy Eggs in which eggs are boiled in the urine of young boys, preferably under the age of ten.
Z8ynD TIL that a man working at Kmart in the 80s and 90s saved a collection of cassette tapes that were sent from Kmart's corporate office to be played over the in-store speaker system while people shopped. He later digitized the tapes and uploaded them online where they can be heard today.
W797N TIL that for 1308 years (128 CE - 1436) the dome of the Pantheon has been the largest dome in the world. The new record was then held by the dome of Florence Cathedral for 435 years (1436 - 1871). They both still hold the record for their "category" (unreinforced solid concrete and brick and mortar)
xBQ0 TIL in 1991 a billionaire in Alabama had a bunch of life sized dinosaurs built and placed randomly in a 10,000 acre wooded area around his home.