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TIL The Ghermezian brothers was inspired by the traditional bazaars that existed in Persian cultures and wanted to build the “Disney World of shopping malls”. They saw their West Edmonton Mall as “ninth wonder of the world” and it had a theme park named Fantasyland until they got sued by Disney

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69gbQ TIL Ancient Roman women would wear wigs featuring blonde German hair and black Indian hair mixed together at the same time to show off the civilizations they conquered
woGjM TIL about Kursi Nashin, a certificate that was given to Indians by the British government from 1887 till India's independence. During the British rule, Indians were not allowed to sit on a chair in any government office. Only those who earned this certificate were allowed to sit on a chair.
1a1mD TIL A Sperm whale can click at about 236 decibels, making it the loudest animal on Earth. Some researchers believe they can contact each other in the ocean even from opposite sides of the planet. For comparison, a jet engine takeoff registers 150 dB. NASA's Saturn V rocket launch registered 204 dB.
b9EJN TIL Originally known as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, with Walt Disney and his brother, Roy, as equal partners, the company soon changed its name, at Roy’s suggestion, to the Walt Disney Studio
wlEY TIL Charles Darwin suggested that the appendix may have been used for digesting leaves but, over the course of evolution, has degraded into nothing. This theory is supported by koala and horse appendixes which do just that.