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TIL Germany 'acquired' an entire Ancient Greek temple, dismantled it, shipped it back to Berlin and re-assembled it there as a museum.

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MeJbB TIL That the deepest underwater concert was performed at 303 m (994 ft) below sea level by Katie Melua and her band, on Statoil's Troll A gas rig, off the coast of Bergen, Norway, on 1 October 2006.
BggGW TIL, that Babe Ruth once crashed his car on his way to an exhibition game. Not wanting to miss the game, he hitchhiked the rest of the way.
D1YoD TIL about a man who is immune to Snake Venom. Tim Friede, has received 160 snake bites in 16 years. This has made his body to develop a natural immune response and generate high levels of antibodies to fight the Snake venom. He even survived the bite of Black Mamba, one of the most venomous snakes
1aVLW TIL that about 1 in 6 men have "stage fright" when they have to pee around other men, this phenomenon is called parauresis.
YpVX7 TIL that Helen Keller, an American author who was deaf and blind, could distinguish people by the vibration of their footsteps