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TIL the Buddha’s story appears in Christianity as the legend of St. Josaphat and in Islam as the legend of Budasaf.

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E1vMW TIL about Marie Pantalon. A French woman in 1850 that decided to become a Gold Digger. She pretended to be a man to get to California, worked like any man, wielded a gun to defend her claims, and dressed in pants, unthinkable at the time, eventually obtained official permission to wear the pants.
xV7rk TIL that Medical Clowning is a growing field, clinically proven to help both the patients and the medical staff as well.
eyGJ TIL that when Earth passed through the tail of Halley’s Comet during its 1910 approach, there was public fear that a gas discovered in the tail, cyanogen, would destroy all life on the planet, leading to people buying gas masks and “Anti-Comet Pills.”
X0OEX TIL a scientific study have proven that people who work in well-ventilated offices with below-average levels of pollutants and carbon dioxide have significantly higher (+61%) cognitive functioning scores—in crucial areas—than those who work in offices with typical levels
Me8xA TIL of the longest word in Greek, a dish invented by the ancient comedian Aristophanes: Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphioparaomelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteralektryonoptekephalliokigklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetraganopterygon. Made of dogfish and pigeon.