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TIL The Knights Templar is still a surviving order in Portugal

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JAvv TIL of le Chevalier d'Eon, a French diplomat that lived alternatively as male or female. There was a betting pool over his real gender (male) that closed only after his autopsy.
4XPlw TIL that in Thailand, white elephants are considered sacred and are a symbol of royal power, with all those discovered presented to the king - and that the status of kings has been evaluated by the number of white elephants in their possession. The previous king had 21, an unprecedented achievement
E1rGP TIL about Pentti Linkola, the "first ecofascist" who promotes drastic population reduction for the survival of our specie.
lMWB TIL that Austin, TX is the only city in the world still actively using moonlight towers.
w5d8 TIL in Svalbard, anyone venturing outside the main settlement is required to carry a rifle with them, in case they are attacked by Polar Bears