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TIL the word “Goodbye” is a contraction of the phrase “God Be With You”.

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bXN7 TIL that Medina, the second-holiest city in Islam (which forbids non-Muslims from entering the core of the city), was primarily inhabited by Jews before the arrival of Mohammad.
LkPdZ TIL: An artist who synthesized features from many ancient busts and put the images through Photoshop layers and A.I. processes created "photographic" full-color portraits of Roman emperors.
XnZk TIL There is a pepper grown in Japan called the Shishito pepper. Only 1 out of 10 is spicy and there’s no way of knowing beforehand.
6EaxJ TIL that the British Library is legally required to obtain a copy of every book published in the UK and Ireland, and also purchases a large percentage of English language books published abroad. This equates to an additional 6 miles of shelving each year.
b9Q4a TIL lungs are the only organ that can float in water