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TIL the girls in the Red Light District in Amsterdam need to pay 150-180 Euro a night to rent the windows they stand in.

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NlnP TIL there is music specifically made for cats that features frequencies and tempos used in natural cat communication
J1RpQ TIL Before Canada was officially named Canada, other names had been suggested but rejected. Some examples: Albertsland, Borealia, Britannia, Tuponia and others. The current name likely comes from the aboriginal word "Kanata" which means village or settlement.
xe6w TIL that Carrots used to be purple until the Dutch discovered a mutation in orange color. Because of their national colours, they decided to continue growing that orange carrots.
0d6XN TIL that in the 1920's, a man was given 1 year to live by doctors, if he moved to a warm climate. He built a house in Bartow, FL with a lot of unique features and designs, and would go on to live to the 1970's. It has become known as "The Wonderhouse" and become a local tourist attraction.
X5XP TIL the Inuit conquered the Arctic from a now-extinct people called the Dorset. The Dorset were allegedly larger and stronger than the Inuit but not warlike and easily scared off.