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TIL there's a replica of Orange County, CA in China near Beijing, complete with suburban homes typical of California and was designed by a Californian architect

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QN5d TIL that the Toyota Truck driven by Marty McFly in Back to the Future III was later stolen, taken to Mexico, used by the Cartels, recovered and is now being restored.
EggoX TiL of the existence of the "Prado" Mona Lisa, a copy of the famous work believed to have been painted by one of Da Vinci's students simultaneously as Da Vinci painted the original.
9wk7Q TIL tomb raiding is a big problem in China that looters sometimes find historically significant sites first. For instance the tomb of the famed 3 Kingdoms-era general, Cao Cao, was discovered in 2008 after police inspected the stolen goods of a bunch of robbers, who then led them to an unknown tomb.
d8mZr TIL that the human anus is extremely person-specific just as fingerprint is, and smart toilets of the future could identify users by anus alone.
XmW8 TIL Adélie Penguins were observed to participate in rape, pedophilia, and necrophilia. The displays were so graphic, the scientist who originally saw them hid away the records of it for over 100 years.