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TIL: a Ha Ha Wall is a recessed wall that creates a vertical barrier while preserving an uninterrupted view of the landscape beyond.

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R7bow TIL creation of the most sacred fire in a Zoroastrian temple requires combining flames from 16 different sources, one of which is a funeral pyre; however, funeral pyres are forbidden in Zoroastrianism as corpses are thought to defile the flame.
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