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TIL that a fire in Mecca, Saudi Arabia in 2002 killed 15 school girls. The girls were not allowed to leave the burning building by the state’s religious police because they were not wearing correct Islamic dress.

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advM TIL an elephant-sized sloth existed and went extinct only 10.000 years ago. It was one of the largest land mammals, measuring up to 6m(20ft) and weighing 4 tons
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Ke66 TIL some ancient Greek statues were erected with money from fines of Olympic athletes who violated the rules of the games. They were intended to shame cheating athletes by including an inscription of the offender’s name.