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TIL that Saladin, the fabled hero of the Islamic world who repelled the attacks of European invaders during the Crusades and left a monumental mark on the history of the Middle East was, in fact, a Kurd.

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oKv8 TIL The word “niggard” is not etymologically related to the word “nigger” and it has no racial connotations, yet people still get shit for using it because it sounds similar to the racial slur.
1Qv7 TIL in 2009, a 9yr old girl was raped by her stepfather and got pregnant with twins. It was a very risky pregnancy and she had an abortion. The Catholic Church excommunicated the girl, her mother (who authorized the abortion) and all doctors involved in the process. Her rapist wasn’t excommunicated.
ZpXWD TIL settlements from personal injury cases are not taxed
4X6jo TIL that Flesh-Eating bacteria, which has a 70% fatality rate, evolved from a non-pathogenic bacteria in less than 35 years. It didn’t exist prior to 1983.
4V55 TIL a man in Sweden receives disability benefits due to his “addiction to Heavy Metal”.