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TIL America’s first Muslim congressman was sworn in using Thomas Jefferson’s Koran

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b049 TIL that Scott Neeson former president of 20th Century Fox International, sold his mansion, porsche, and yacht and left the industry to establish and personally oversee Cambodian Children’s Fund as Executive Director. (in Cambodia)
jjMv TIL the best paid sportsman of all-time was the Roman charioteer Gaius Appuleius Diocles. Before retiring in 146 AD, Diocles had won 1,462 races, resulting in winning over 35,863,120 sesterces in prize-money. By today’s standards, that last figure would cash out to about $15 billion.
EBnx TIL that the English word oil comes from the ancient Greek word elaia, which means olive. So olive oil basically means olive olive.
kOg0E TIL that Roberto Benigni, writer and director of Life Is Beautiful, was inspired to make the film based on his father’s recollection of his two-year experience in a concentration camp, which he told humorously to help him cope.
GALR7 TIL the largest population of raccoons outside North America is in Germany. Raccoons are now distributed in several European and Asian countries, as a result of escapes and deliberate introductions