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TIL that there is a cave in Mexico that is home to hundreds of blind and deaf snakes that hang from the ceiling to hunt bats

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mOOo TIL of the Gulabi Gang, a group of Indian women vigilantes and activists who attack abusive husbands and fight against child marriages, the dowry system, and female illiteracy.
0wvwL TIL that when a young Julius Caesar was kidnapped by pirates, he demanded they more than double the amount of money they were ransoming him for. He also 'joked' that after his release, he'd come back and crucify them, something he then did after his release
8e79G TIL Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the few major European cities with a Catholic Church, synagogue, mosque and Eastern Orthodox church in the same neighborhood
Zp4VD TIL that during his autopsy, Thomas Hardy's heart was left unattended in a biscuit tin and was subsequently found and eaten by his favourite cat, Cobby.
E1OAW TIL about Kintsukuroi which is the practice of seeing beauty in the flawed or imperfect. Instead of throwing out the damaged pottery, the Japanese would repair it with gold and create art from the broken.