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TIL 1,000 Year Old Windmill in Iran. These amazing windmills are among the oldest in the world. Located in the Iranian town of Nashtifan, initially named Nish Toofan, or "storm's sting," the windmills have withstood winds of up to 74 miles an hour.

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gMZQ9 TIL that the earliest known depiction of Jesus comes from a piece of Roman graffiti made by schoolchildren. It depicts a boy looking at a donkey-headed man on a cross and says, in poorly-spelt Greek, "Alexamenos worships his god."
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