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TIL a state in Italy existed successfully without any type of government for almost 400 years

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8Web TIL: when the spanish landed on the Yucatan Peninsula, they asked “where are we?”, to which the indigenous population responded “Yucatan”, meaning “I don’t understand what he just said”
rKBM TIL that since 1985 the Saudi government has ordered the destruction of 95% of Mecca’s historic buildings, most over a 1000 years old. It’s estimated that there now fewer than 20 buildings left from the time of Muhammad.
D1B6j TIL NYC’s first public WiFi kiosks had to shut off browser access because so many people were using them to watch porn.
7rXZx TIL flamingos pull one leg up close to their body to conserve heat that might otherwise be lost while standing in cold water. They tend to stand on two legs in warmer weather
aZo TIL that the word “oxymoron” is an oxymoron itself. In Greek, it translates to “sharp dull”.