Post * 9Zar — Curious Curator

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TIL of Prophet Muhammad’s Last Sermon where he stated “All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over black nor a black has any superiority over white except by piety and good action.”

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9YlDG TIL that The Naked Gun, Austin Powers, Queen Kong and the National Lampoon Vacation series share a universe through the presence of Jeanette Charles portraying Queen Elizabeth II in each series.

GY5r5 TIL that South Africa is actually a country, and not actually a region used to represent the southern part of Africa.

jNeWQ TIL about Sue Finley, who at 80 is the longest-serving female employee at NASA. She has had a role in nearly every US unmanned space probe, and some missions of other nations.

YYbB TIL that Charles Martland, Green Beret, got discharged for confronting a child rapist.

R7dO6 TIL that in 1862, during the height of the U.S. Civil War, 40 U.S. Marines where called to help with the extraordinary rendition of two Confederate diplomats from the U.S. consulate in Tangier.