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TIL minarets (the towers of mosques) are banned in Switzerland

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69KJ TIL… There is plenty of evidence proving Jesus existed historically that is not confined to a a holy text.
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16KRd TIL of Floyd Collins, a cave explorer in 1925 who got trapped. During rescue attempts hundreds of cave explorers and tourists stood outside the cave. The cool air caused them to light campfires that disrupted the ice within the cave. Directly causing the cave passage to collapse leading to his death
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