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TIL that the Tallest Building in Belize is a 9th Century Mayan Temple

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nJ09 TIL that in ancient Rome, after a person pooped, a communal sponge was used to wipe. The sponge was then rinsed in a bucket of salt water before being used by the next person.
RQb6 TIL Doc Holliday’s last words were “This is funny”. He always figured he would be killed someday with his boots on and was looking at his bootless feet, amused, while a nurse attended to him and denied his request for a shot of whisky.
XoW6 TIL the US is the only country in the world that does not have the numerical value on the face of its coins, nor have their bill denominations in different sizes, making it difficult to identify currency for foreigners and blind people.
ANKO7 TIL that the ruby-throated hummingbird flies non-stop across the Gulf of Mexico as part of its spring migration and has a VO2 max that is about 10 times higher than elite human athletes.
aQpy TIL The song “This Land is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie was written in critical response to “God Bless America”.