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TIL In 1935, US Supreme Court honored Prophet Muhammad as one of the Greatest Lawgivers of the world.

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epVvb TIL As a child, Walt Disney's mom convinced his dad, Elias, to buy him a set of colored pencils and some drawing paper. Elias did not approve, believing the boy should spend time engaged in hard, manual labor. Even after Walt became famous, Elias never considered animation a real job
neZaY TIL of a US Navy pilot in 1998 who flew too low against regulations, cutting a gondola's cable and killing 20 people. He and his crew were put on trial and found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide
Rx71 TIL there’s a PS2 video game where you play as a mosquito and your job is to suck blood from a family.
Y7WMr TIL about Encore! Encore!, a 1998 American sitcom starring Nathan Lane as an opera singer. The series was a flop, only lasting four months. One review said, "the recollection of its awfulness will give you untold delight for years to come."
4XxEX TIL there was once a woman who was 7'11". She married a man who was 7'9" and they had a baby who weighed 22lbs at birth. It was reported she lost 6 gallons of fluid when her waters broke.