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R7Gvj TIL Senegal and other African countries are building a wall of trees across the width of Africa to stop the advancement of the Saharan desert.
1jJV TIL a 4,500 yo Construction Logbook of the Great Pyramid was Found in 2013. It reports on the making and shipping of limestone blocks and the everyday life of workers.
MeloK TIL chihuahuas used to be bred to be used as sacrifices
0dE7N TIL about the “Boy in the Box” mystery, where a young boy’s body was found in 1957 in Philadelphia, and despite numerous leads, the identity of both the boy and his killer remained unknown for over 60 years. The child was discovered wrapped in a blanket inside a cardboard box, but no missing persons
j64Qa TIL that in 1972 a 33-year-old Hungarian geologist attacked Michelangelo's Pietà statue in St. Peter's Basilica wielding a geologist's hammer and shouting, "I am Jesus Christ—risen from the dead". Prior to this, he had moved to Rome intending to be recognised as Christ by the Pope.