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TIL Nero's Golden Palace was forgotten until an Italian teenager fell into an underground room filled with painted figures. The shocking discovery attracted contemporaries Michelangelo and Raphael, who carved their names on the walls to pay respect.

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0d0MM TIL the baku, a mythical Japanese creature that eats nightmares. In the Meiji period, children would say, "Baku-san, come eat my dream" three times to get rid of bad dreams. But if the baku remained hungry after eating, it might also devour their hopes and desires, leaving them with an empty life.
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