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TIL the Saudis have demolished almost all the ancient buildings in Mecca and Medina to make way for modern construction. This includes mosques built by Mohammad's daughter and his closest followers.

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mXPO TIL that euthanasia accounted for almost two percent of total deaths of in Belgium in 2012. Since euthanasia was made legal in 2002, it has been increasing every year.
8ag8V TIL of the mbira, a musical instrument of the Zimbabwean Shona people that's like a mini handheld piano/xylophone
a8rVb TIL that the director of the last 4 Harry Potter movies (David Yates) is former Arsenal footballer Theo Walcott's uncle.
k0Q1 TIL Coyotes and badgers will hunt together. The badger digs up the prey and the coyote runs it down.
oB8oL TIL your lamp that clicks twice to turn on/off is a 3-stage lamp. If you use the proper bulb, it actually has a low, medium, and high setting. But since most lightbulbs aren't that fancy, they only work on in the medium and high setting, meaning you'll have to click twice to turn it on and off.