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TIL Only a handful of tourists today visit one of the Roman Empire’s most beautiful cities, Leptis Magna, now located in Libya. Well preserved, there has been no direct attacks or threats against this UNESCO World Heritage site

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OoWEY TIL in the 1980s Japan introduced forest bathing (being around trees) as part of its national health program. Known as shinrin-yoku, Japan has official forests based upon their unique physiological and psychological effects. The essential oils of trees (phytoncides) reduce stress and boost immunity.
e0QpL TIL that Shantaram Siddi became the first Indian legislator of African descent, when he was appointed as MLC by the ruling BJP in the state of Karnataka on 22 Jul 2020. India has about 50K Siddi people who descended from Bantu people of east Africa, and a third of them call Karnataka their home.
R74B8 TIL that following the death of Heath Ledger midway through the filming of 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus', Jude Law, Jonny Depp and Colin Farrell who took over the unfinished role of Heath's character, donated their paychecks to his then 2-year-old daughter, Matilda Rose Ledger.
9OXM TIL that a cabbie told Bill Murray that he was frustrated that he drove 14 hours a day and didn’t have enough time to practice playing his saxaphone. So Bill Murray drove the cab while the cabbie sat in the back and practiced.
1QA8 TIL When Hugh Hefner became a father to two sons raised at the Playboy Mansion, nudity was banned, the “Playmates at Play” sign became “Children at Play”, and the grounds were littered with toys