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TIL the Virgin Mary is mentioned more times in the Quran than in the entirety of the Bible.

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4mjo TIL: Humans are adapted for persistence hunting making them among the best distance runners among all running animals.
P1keV TIL that the Suez Canal closed for eight years from 1967-1975, costing billions in trade
XZLX TIL that walking through a doorway can cause you to “reset” your memory which causes you to forget why you went into another room in the first place.
5K0k TIL that studies have show that “9 of 10 American women wear shoes that don’t fit”, and that “more than 80 percent of women said they were willing to give up the health of their feet for trendy footwear”
woJeY TIL Flossing is basically pointless.