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TIL Sex Mountain in Indonesia attracts thousands of Muslim pilgrims, who believe having sex with strangers at this holy site will bring them wealth and good fortune.

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nWWAW TIL that only 1 in every 1000 sea turtles born will survive to maturity
ANm1w TIL that Saddam Hussein considered himself to be Nebuchadnezzar, reincarnated. He spent a lot of money trying to restore Babylon and lived in a gigantic replica Babylonian palace, complete with Babylonian esque carvings depicting himself.
4Xpb5 TIL White chocolate is white because it doesnt contain cocoa solids. Instead it is made from cocoa butter (the fatty part). As a result, one can tell that the more yellowy white chocolate is actually better quality than the white chocolate.
yXAl TIL in 1918 a carrier pigeon saved 194 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been blinded in one eye, shot through the breast, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
wyN8 TIL in 2010 a man from Arizona sold an “air guitar” on eBay for $5.50 and claimed it was used once at a Bon Jovi concert.