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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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gMLm7 TIL about the "Mad Hatterpillar" Uraba lugens, the gum-leaf skeletoniser, Nicknamed the mad hatterpillar because of its distinctive exoskeletal feature. Every time it sheds the head portion of its exoskeleton, stays attached creating a stack of increasingly large heads!
GoXN TIL that ritchie valens was only 17 on the day the music died and he recorded “La Bamba” when he was 16.
XO96 TIL the crew of Gummo found the filming locations in real bug infested homes so disgusting that they wore hazmat suits. Finding this offensive to the homeowners, Harmony Korine and the cinematographer wore nothing but speedos and filp flops on set to spite the crew.
XbYj TIL during his arrest for a DUI, Cake Boss star Buddy Valestro told the cops “You can’t arrest me! I’m the Cake Boss!”
Y7V4P TIL about Satan Panonski, a Croatian punk rock musician, performance artist and poet who was known for his highly controversial live shows and tumultuous personal life.