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bnbZ TIL that there is a Greek man who stole money from the rich, gave it to the poor and has escaped from the same high-security prison twice
oyvW TIL a bidet is considered a key green technology and uses significantly less water, electricity, and wood than a single roll of toilet paper
kOQL4 TIL that in the 12-13 century King Gebre Mesqel Lalibela of the Zagwe Dynasty commissioned the building of 11 massive rock-hewn Churches at Lalibela in the Western Ethiopian Highlands. They used basic tools like hammers and chisels to excavate the churches out of monolithic structures.
AD0Zd TIL approximately 230 children were born around 1980-1999 by collecting sperm from ‘genius donors’ (like Nobel prize winners) in a eugenetic attempt to breed entire generations of geniuses.
dpgr TIL that young children, especially twins, will often develop their own language that they can understand but is unintelligible to any adult observers