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TIL there is an ancient iron pillar in Delhi renowned for it’s inability to rust

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aw6yN TIL in the late 1990s, a man studying the underground chambers of the Colosseum found patterns of holes, notches and grooves in the walls. By connecting the dots of the negative space, he discovered that a system of elevators had been used to transport wild animals and scenery to the main floor.
wok1J TIL That Australia is moving 7cm north every year with is the fastest moving continental land mass on Earth
16xpr TIL so many Peruvian presidents have been jailed for corruption and abuse that they have their own prison specifically for ex presidents.
JANV TIL there exists a National Raisin Reserve, where US raisin farmers are forced to deposit part of their produce without any compensation. This is done in order to keep the raisin prices up, essentially making this a government run price cartel.
wkDW TIL that until 2007, it was completely legal for women in New Zealand to rape or sexually abuse children, being that no laws existed which legislated against such crimes.