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TIL there’s a castle being built using only the techniques and materials used in the Middle Ages. When completed in the 2020s, it should be an authentic recreation of a 13th-century medieval castle.

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4Y85 TIL the international data code for Switzerland is CH, which stands for Confoederatio Helvetica, the Latin name for the country. Switzerland chose this code to avoid favouring any of their four official languages.
GYNJQ TIL that it was only in 1968 that the Navajo Code Talker program was declassified, and until then the US and not even the Code Talkers own family members had any idea what a big contribution they had made to victory in the Pacific theater during WWII
Bg0rb Today I learned the in many states in America, it is entirely legal for medical students to practice pelvic and prostrate exams-without your consent -while you were under anesthesia for an unrelated surgery.
mxvJv TIL at $2 million per 30-second slot, the 2004 finale episode of FRIENDS had the most expensive ad slots for a non-sports program
ADVQl TIL about Ice VII: a form of Ice that is not found on Earth but is created because of extreme pressure that forces water molecules to become or act like a solid