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TIL about Pizarro’s invasion of Cusco in 1533 "The capital of the Incas astonished them. The delicacy of the stone work excelled that of the Spaniards. The great temple dedicated to the Sun was studded with gold plates. The troops lost no time in plundering them of their contents"

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7rJwp TIL: In the 1950s, if a woman wanted to know if she was pregnant, she needed to get her urine injected into a frog.
Lmep TIL at the Sanjusangendo Temple in Japan there is an annual competition to fire as many arrows through the temple as possible in 24 hours. The arrows can’t hit the floor, walls or the ceiling. The current record is 8133 successful shots out of 13,053 shots, set in 1686.
vJRR TIL after the Nazi’s occupied Warsaw, 80% of the city was destroyed and reconstruction efforts were guided by a series of 1700s cityscape paintings. It was later discovered the painter had made artistic “improvements” … so the rebuilt structures looked different (arguably better) than before.
aQJ TIL that in the case of a female president, the male spouse is described as first gentleman.
VMrWk TIL Finishing an $11 12-pack every three days will cost about $1,338 in a year. Spending $60 a weekend going out to drink will cost $3,120 in a year, so the annual cost of alcohol addiction is $4,500+