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TIL There is such a thing as "sister castles" in addition to sister cities, with Himeji Castle and Austria's Schoenbrunn Palace being the most prominent example as they are both UNESCO heritage sites.

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a8eoL TIL that despite being leader of the CDU and serving as the Chancellor of Germany, Ludwig Erhard was never officially a member of the CDU, a fact that was not made public until decades later.
W7VO9 TIL that The aardwolf, a member of the hyena family, feeds mainly on termites and has teeth adapted for eating them, which are not capable of chewing meat.
KOnWE TIL California has oil rigs hidden in fake buildings in plain sight
b9wr0 TIL about a Korean folktale called The Farting Daughter-in-law or Banggwijaengi myeoneuri. It's about a woman who destroys her husband's house with one of her destructive farts which causes his family to throw her out. They take her back after she knocks fruit off a tree with her farts.
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