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TIL behind the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad in Medina a grave is reserved for Jesus as it is believed Jesus will return before end of times to kill the anti-Christ and will live on Earth for 40 years and die.

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mxAEY TIL of the land of brushes. Kumano city in Japan's Hiroshima prefecture is famous for producing handmade brushes that are used by Hollywood makeup artists among others. But it only specialized in brushmaking after farmers had to sell brushes to earn an income during the agricultural off season.
W7JvN TIL that toxicology researchers analysed "George's Marvellous Medicine" from Dahl's book in 2020, and, predictably, found out that George would have murdered Grandmother. The ingestion of the Medicine, even from the censored 2023 edition, would cause "kidney injury, convulsions, cardiac toxicity".
R76K7 TIL the actress who played 'Snoop' from The Wire (Felicia 'Snoop' Pearson) was convicted of second-degree murder at 16 years old. She was later convicted of conspiracy to distribute heroin 3 years after The Wire ended. The character was named after her, and even shares her nickname.
QO7d TIL President Jefferson delayed a state dinner for the Tunisian ambassador until after sunset to accommodate the ambassador’s observance of the Ramadan fast, in 1805
m1vJp TIL There's a tiny Polish village called Zalipie, where everything is painted with pictures of flowers. Originally, the paintings were meant to cover up the blackened walls left behind by soot from chimneys. But soon, they became a tradition