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TIL that England used to have a “window tax”. People refused to disclose how much money they made, considering it an invasion of privacy - so you would be charged based on how many windows your house had. In retaliation, people bricked up their windows, which you can still see today.

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VMArm TIL that Disney World has a highly complex underground tunnel system so that cast members and crew can travel throughout the park without ruining the magic of Disney World.
R5mR9 TIL that the longest hiccup spree lasted 68 years. A man named Charles Osborne started hiccupping in 1922 and continued until 1990, hiccupping an estimated 430 million times.
X0oRr TIL that gorillas purr
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P1NGV TIL the Ilkhanate, the Mongol-ruled Iranian empire, experienced decline under the reign of Gaykhatu (1291–1295). His mismanagement of the empire's finance as well as alleged sexual relations with a boy led him being assassinated by his cousin Baydu in 1295, which will reigin as the new khan.