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TIL: There's a $200 million abandoned village of 732 Disney-like castles in Turkey

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MpK8 Today I learned that there is a self mummification practice, in which extreme ascetics commit suicide over ten years with the goal of turning their own body into a mummy as a sign of spiritual enlightenment.
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WMxN TIL, when adjusted for inflation, Gone With The Wind grossed $$4,401,358,554.94 making it the highest grossing movie of all time.
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