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TIL that the Great Wall of China was built, rebuilt, and expanded over approximately 2300 years, from the 7th century BCE to the 17th century CE, making it the longest human construction project in history

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0WQL TIL There is a beer pipeline in Germany
XaGR TIL Academy award winner Sir Ben Kingsley real name is Krishna Pandit Bhanji
aJrb TIL Mike Tyson offered a zoo attendant $10,000 to open the cage of a bullying gorilla so he could “smash that silverback’s snotbox.” His offer was declined.
1a7gr TIL jesters were asked to tell bad news to the king that no one else dared deliver. The best-known example was in 1340 after the French fleet was destroyed by the English. The French King's jester told him the English sailors "don't even have the guts to jump into the water like our brave French".
QNN5E TIL that from 1853 until 1945, Lake Tahoe was officially known as "Lake Bigler."