The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/CatPooedInMyShoe on 2024-10-12 13:41:51.
Original Title: TIL that in 1853, linguist and explorer Richard Francis Burton disguised himself as a Muslim and made the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca which is required of all Muslims. He later wrote a book about his experiences.
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