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TIL that for 11 years, Norway banned skateboarding

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LQOJ9 TIL The Temple of Debod is an ancient Egyptian temple that was dismantled and rebuilt in the center of Madrid, Spain. It was moved due to the construction of the Aswan High Dam and the consequent threat posed by its reservoir.
LGOQ TIL that until 2011 any drink with ABV under 10% was not considered an alcoholic beverage in Russia.
P1xdw TIL there are at least 20 quadrillion ants on earth - roughly 2.5 million per person 🤯
Jkn1 TIL: Women were not allowed to wear trousers on the US Senate floor until 1993 when two senators defied the ban. Later that year the rule was amended to allow women to wear trousers.
dV7B TIL- that there is no archaeological evidence whatsoever that suggests Jews were ever enslaved in Egypt.