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TIL an ancient Mayan pyramid was torn down in 2013 and used for road fill!

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nek9d TIL in 1896 one of the first films ever was shown. Called "The Kiss" it depicted a couple kissing. It was 18sec long and cause an absolute uproar described as "absolutely disgusting".
jg0v TIL Genghis Khan once ordered his starving army to eat every tenth man.
rDLw TIL Alabama’s constitution is the world’s longest in-use constitution, with 892 amendments. Most deal with local county-level matters, as state power is heavily centralized, and cover things like a single county’s school taxes, court fees, or bingo games. Also, Amendment 693 is inexplicably missing.
6EeQZ TIL it is illegal to own only one guinea pig in Switzerland. Not having another of their own to interact makes guinea pigs victims of animal cruelty as per the Swiss government. There are various pet ownership laws on other animals too, including cats, fishes, and parrots.
ZmJR TIL the original bikini swimsuit was named after the then-recent Bikini Atoll nuclear test because the inventor expected the swimsuit to be “equally explosive”