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TIL that the ancient greeks had the concept of sex bots.

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e9w6 TIL France has become the first nation in the world to ban supermarkets from throwing away or destroying unsold food, forcing them instead to donate it to charities and food banks.
PYwoO TIL of Thomas Jones, a 14-year-old who broke into Buckingham Palace in 1838 and was caught with Queen Victoria's underwear stuffed down his trousers. After breaking in twice more, Jones was sentenced to hard labour, and after incarceration on a prison ship would later become the town crier of Perth.
OGDD7 TIL about Faroppo Lorenzo. He was an Italian man who voluntarily buried himself alive for 7 days.
WOX9 TIL The SR-71 was made of titanium purchased from the Soviet Union through third world countries as they were the only supplier large enough. The SR-71 was used to spy on the Soviet Union for the rest of the cold war.
b94JN TIL Italy and the EU border coastal and border guard agency, Frontex, illegally funded and assisted the Libyan coast guard to capture Libyans fleeing for refuge.