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TIL Sudan has nearly twice as many pyramids as Egypt.

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xdBw TIL St Paul’s Cathedral in London can be seen from King Henry’s Mound, 16 km (10 miles) away. No building obstructing this view is allowed to be built by law.
oB49A TIL MIT students can earn a pirate certificate by taking the Archery, Fencing, Pistol (or Rifle) and Sailing physical education courses as part of their physical education requirement.
5VNGn TIL that when the first platypus specimen was sent to England in 1799, British scientists believed it was an elaborate hoax and even tried to pry its duck-like bill off, convinced someone had stitched it on.
WBoY TIL that an aphid can be pregnant with an already-pregnant aphid
W76K8 TIL that elements of the ancient Mesopotamian religion (first formed in the 6th millennium BC) may have survived until the early 20th century. The Shamsīyah, a sect of sun-worshippers, persisted in southeastern Turkey (sometimes outwardly adopting Christian customs) until the early 1900s.