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TIL The Quran does not explicitly forbid images of Muhammad

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jNXXX TIL about Typhoid Mary; a cook identified as a carrier with no symptoms of Typhoid Fever, who infected over 50 people and killed three. She was forcibly quarantined for nearly 30 years.
kDgE TIL there’s a Hell, Michigan; when asked what the town should be called, the founder said “Call it Hell for all I care!”
yQM7a TIL Apple doesn't allow villains in movies to use iPhones as to not cast Apple products in a bad light.
PYVdJ TIL that Iceland in 1940 passed a law that made swimming lessons mandatory in schools starting at grade 1 (age 6) to grade 10 (age 16). Lessons are held once a week. Historically, a lot of Icelandic seamen had met a tragic end because of the harsh sea and this law was an attempt at saving lives.
xVbL5 TIL in most of the USA it is illegal to buy a car directly from the manufacturer. You have to go through a car dealership where they charge even more money.