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30 Well-Known Landmarks With Unknown Secrets

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30 Well-Known Landmarks With Unknown Secrets

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23 Entry by Cracked Plasticians

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San Francisco's Palace of Fine arts is not the original structure. It was originally constructed to be part of the 1915 Panama-Pacifi Exposition, and

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Death and birth are prohibited on Itsukushima island in Japan to preserve the purity of the Itsukushima Shrine. CRACKEDOON

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6 Entry by Andrea Meno

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3 Entry by Chan Teik Onn

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2 Entry by Andrea Meno

Before the aluminum cap was placed on the Washington Monument, it was shown off in Tiffany's New York store. ai1 uck one h tane The cap was the world'

1 Entry by Giovenna Bianca Sipalay

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