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TIL about Mount Athos - A 336 square KM peninsula in Greece where women are prohibited by law from entering and can face up to 2 years of imprisonment if caught

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epyRL TIL In central China, villagers used to consume dinosaur fossils as traditional medicine, believing they were the bones of ancient flying dragons with special healing powers for various illnesses.
Axy7 TIL of Snake Island. This island has the highest concentration of venomous snakes, travel requires approval by the Brazilian Navy, and a doctor is required to be present during any trip.
loRWV TIL- The 26th President of the United States, Teddy Roosevelt, regularly staged boxing matches in the White House and took on anyone he could- including professional boxers.
dDD6E TIL thst whales used to walk on 4 legs and basically deevolved to go back to the ocean some 50 million years ago
WkMEB TIL During the US invasion of Afghanistan, a CIA paramilitary team was asked by a young man for help in rescuing his sister, whom a senior Taliban official had taken as his wife. They gave him a tracking device to pass along to her. As a result, the team captured the Taliban and rescued the sister.