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TIL David Ben-Gurion, PM of Israel 1948-63, said “If I were an Arab leader, I would never sign an agreement with Israel. It is normal; we have taken their country… They see but one thing: we have come and we have stolen their country. Why would they accept that?”

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epmVn TIL Astronaut Ron McNair played the first musical instrument in space in 1984. He was a tenor saxophone player but could only fit a curved soprano sax. He got to play it in space but there was a media blackout at the time
GYWx1 TIL the Gospel of Thomas is an ancient text written in Coptic and discovered in 1945. It contains only direct quotes from Jesus. Some scholars date the age of the document to within 10 years of Jesus's life. It makes no mention of crucifixion, resurrection or a final judgment day.
WXeL TIL that a 6 century B.C. Indian Physician wrote a book describing modern surgical techniques of incisions, cauterization, prostate g, urethral stricture dilatation, hernia , caesarian , fistulae and many others
ZpYQv TIL that between the 9th and 12th centuries Dublin was a major centre for slave trading by the Vikings. Slaves were taken from places such as Ireland, Scotland, England and Spain. They were sold as far away as Iceland and Anatolia.
mKRP TIL that the original version of “I put a spell on you” was not sang by Nina Simone, but by the far too excentric Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. It was supposed to be a blues ballad, but after some chicken, ribs and boose, they came out with this version