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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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x69nk TIL that in medieval Japan, women born into the bushi (warrior) class learned martial arts, and some trained in battle to protect their families and communities.
BrodD TIL that Theodore Roosevelt declared war on banana peels!
kGZB TIL Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married
QKWe TIL that the F-22 Raptor is so stealthy that the 62 ft. long, 80,000 pound jet’s radar signature is equivalent to a metal marble.
X8MQ TIL The harmonious coexistence of the various religions along Pitt Street in the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia has earned the street its nickname - the Street of Harmony. Places of worship of Islam,Taoism,Hinduism and Christianity are located within metres of one another along this street.