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TIL that buildings in Athens, along with many other cities, have height restrictions on them so they do not obstruct the views of skylines or monuments

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D6Qj TIL that breeding Hummingbirds cluster around Hawks’ nests, and that Hummingbirds who breed closer to Hawks have a higher success rate than those who don’t because the Hawks protect the Hummingbird from animals which prey on the Hummers’ eggs.
Wdp9 TIL that Hitler hid his relationship with Eva Braun because he believed that he was sexually attractive to women and wished to exploit this for political gain by remaining single, as he felt marriage would decrease his appeal
YpaZA TIL that ants will heal other ants after raids and that mortally wounded ants will refuse treatment.
ky75 TIL Edvard Grieg, the composer of “In the Hall of the Mountain King,” hated the song. He intended it to be a parody of bad music from that time and it ended up becoming iconic.
dPgQ TIL William Still, the father of the Underground Railroad, interviewed and kept records of every escaped slave he came across. Once, while interviewing a man, he discovered that the man was actually his long-lost brother.