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TIL that while Nashville has a beautiful recreation of the Parthenon according to how it would look to the Ancient Greeks, Memphis has the world’s tenth largest pyramid and they decided to put a Bass Pro Shop in it

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7rdAb TIL of the Pharaoh Sesostris who would erect columns in the place he conquered. If the cities fought bravely he included a description of the battle, if they were cowardly he'd draw a woman's vulva.
70Px TIL a man was cleared of murder charges after appearing in outtakes of Curb Your Enthusiasm at a baseball game 20 miles from the crime scene at the time of the murder
wL9ME TIL that Viganella, a city in Italy where the sun doesn't rise for three months a year, has a mirror located on a mountain to reflect the sunlight
dl4j TIL that the trapdoor spider can withstand 38 times it’s own weight when defending their trapdoor. This is the same as a human holding a door closed that’s being pulled on the other side by a small jet plane.
vPNp7 TIL that Coronals on the sun carry electric currents