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TIL of Last Thursdayism, a belief that the universe was created last Thursday, and it is absolutely impossible to disprove.

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5Vwjn TIL about Oscar Micheaux’ 1920 film WITHIN OUR GATES which is the earliest known surviving feature directed by an African American as well as one of the oldest surviving rebuttals to the racism of D. W. Griffith’s film BIRTH OF A NATION
JYydB TIL Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, is an NBA Hall of Famer and 19x NBA All Star. He is also a best selling author, actor, film maker. He was a former U.S. Cultural Ambassador, awarded the Double Helix Medal for his work in cancer research awareness, and also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.
LkBoP TIL that tens to hundreds of thousands of animals are being slaughtered in Gadhimai festival, known as world's largest animal sacrifice ritual, in Nepal despite ban from the authorities and protests from animal right activists. The scale of the slaughter, however, has decreased sharply over time.
jNOMR TIL Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, famous film critics, agreed nine times on 'best of the year' film: Z, The Godfather, Nashville, The Right Stuff, Do the Right Thing, GoodFellas, Schindler's List, Hoop Dreams, and Fargo
VMEdp TIL: the mythical location of Atlantis was invented by Plato. Despite only being briefly mentioned in two of his dialogues, it’s had a lasting impact on literature and culture.