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Br9Er TIL the oldest known zoo dating back to 3500BC was discovered in 2009 at the egyptian city of Nekhen(Hierakonpolis,city of hawks). Collections included hartebeasts, elephants,and leopards.
mx7DM TIL that an Arizona man who learned CPR by watching The Office saved a woman's life
oRpY8 TIL that the United States deployed foxes painted in glowing radium-based paint during WW2 to exploit Japanese fears of 'Kitsune', mythical trickster foxes, to help them win the war. Only during testing in Chesapeake Bay did they realise that paint washes off in water.
1aj9O TIL the Kamasutra affirms and recognizes same-sex relations, and there are several Hindu temples that have carvings that depict both men and women engaging in homosexual acts. There are also several Hindu temples which have carvings that depict both men and women engaging in homosexual acts.
1d64 TIL billionaires in London have built “Iceberg Mansions” where most of the home is below ground