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dD6D9 TIL about the Arabic novel Theologus Autodidactus, (“ The Self-taught Theologian"), which is considered to be one of the earliest Science Fiction stories. Its ‘impact event’ climax ends with a catastrophic doomsday apocalypse. It was written between 1268 and 1277.
5XEB TIL that teenage pregnancy reached its lowest point in 2010
7rwVX TIL the "r" in "Mrs" comes from the title of Mistress, as it was the counterpart of the title Master, which held the original abbreviation of "Mr".
8e1jP TIL that America's poorest state (Mississippis) has a higher GDP per capita than China's richest province (Jiangsu). Likewise, China's poorest province (Gansu) has a higher GDP per capita than India's richest state (Goa).
jNbyE TIL the American distributor of the 1976 Korean movie 아메리카 방문객 ("Visitor of America") added a plot-unrelated scene of Bruce Lee rising from his grave and named the English-language release "Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave".