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TIL that Dubai uses slave labor to build their skyscrapers.

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rN4Xo TIL that some urban birds like finches and sparrows use cigarette butts as a form of pest control for their nests. The nicotine in the cigarettes helps keep parasites away.
n1kB TIL there’s a second Monalisa in Museo del Prado, Madrid, that was probably painted by one of Da Vinci’s pupils. When viewed combined with the original Mona Lisa, it can create a 3-D effect, making it the first stereoscopic image in world history.
1aaOr TIL that UK's Crown Estate has a total value is about $16.5 billion (Apr'16). This includes 263,000 farmed acres, half of the U.K.’s shoreline and almost all the seabed to the 12-mile territorial limit. Queen Elizabeth and family receive 15% of all the money, almost $400 million annually.
NX4yQ TIL that during World War II, Mexico contributed a squadron of P-47 fighters to the war against Japan - and they were the only military unit to ever fight outside of Mexico's borders.
epAnD TIL that Aomori City, Japan, is the snowiest city in the world.