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TIL The Quran does not explicitly forbid images of Muhammad

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Wav9 TIL of Sokushinbutsu - the buddhist act of self-mummification, a process which takes up to 10 years, the oldest mummy found is 550 years old
16DwX TIL the liquid ban on planes wasn’t caused by 9/11 but by British MI5, who foiled a 2006 terror plot involving liquid explosives disguised as soft drinks.
NXOrP TIL about Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303, whose pilots tried to land despite not being in a safe position for it, and with their landing gear up. The resulting belly landing damaged the engines so much that when they tried to take off again, it crashed into the city killing 98 people.
m1KMM TIL: Exploding Casket Syndrome occurs when gases from a decomposing body inside an airtight casket cause a pressure buildup resulting in the phenomenon.
xV9QB TIL: Mangos are in the same family as poison ivy, so if you are sensitive to poison ivy, the skin of a mango is likely to affect you too.