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18 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Tunisia

Updated May 13, 2020

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Outside a Moorish cafe, Tunis, Tunisia, in the late-19th century, when coffee was still the dominant drink and tea was rare.

In 1930s Tunisia, French Doctors Feared a 'Tea Craze' Would Destroy Society

It was seen as a threat to colonial rule.
by Nina Studer
Cataglyphis fortis has a Michelin-star memory (for smelling foods).

Desert Ants Can Remember Food Smells Like Gourmet Chefs

But they quickly forget the smells of their own nests.
by Matthew Taub

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Latrines.
The public toilets could get quite crowded.
The abbey ruins.
The stone latrines in the baths at Dougga.

6 Old Latrines Worth a Visit, Even If You Can't Use Them

March your tuchus to these historic bathrooms to see how people used to take care of business.

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Including Latrine Poems at Museo de la Natividad, The Public Toilets of Ephesus , and Egglestone Abbey

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