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TIL That Jesus is mentioned more often in the Quran than Muhammad while Mary is mentioned in the Quran more than the New Testament.

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aDnA TIL that Kim Jong-un was not supposed to succeed his father, Kim Jong-il. The man that was supposed to succeed Kim Jong-il lost his chance after trying to enter Japan to go to Disneyland.
ewQn TIL in 1980 16 stranded and frozen Danish fishermen were rescued and after being given a warm drink all 16 dropped dead from constricted capillaries reopening almost all at once, causing a sudden drop in blood pressure.
enx5 TIL Suicide rates for war veterans are at a rate of nearly one per day this year.
a87ZL TIL, the highest scoring NBA player of all time, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, only made one three pointer his entire NBA career.
BrlMb TIL that each verse of Carly Simon's You're So Vain was about a different man, and she's kept their names secret, except the 2nd verse, which she revealed is about Warren Beatty. Candidates range from Cat Stevens to David Bowie, and Simon herself ruled out Mick Jagger and her ex-husband James Taylor