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TIL Islamic history has largely been indifferent of homosexuality. In 1858, homosexuality was legalised in the Ottoman Empire, who ruled much of the Sunni world. Modern rejection and criminalization of “homosexuality in Islam gained momentum through the effects of European colonialism.

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OoPZ1 TIL octopuses have been observed acquiring shiny and reflective objects and planting them around their homes in the sea bed like a garden. The song “Octopus’s Garden” by the Beatles was inspired by the captain of a boat informing Ringo Starr of this fact while on vacation.
XEW66 TIL when his childless emperor cousin died, Zhu Houcong had to be adopted by his dead uncle to become the Jiajing Emperor. He refused to honor his uncle like a parent even though it was required. Instead, he made his dead dad an emperor to bypass this rule and to stay loyal to his birth parents.
6PXJ TIL babies can dream from day one (and possibly even before birth)
6Nwl TIL that if the Jumping Ant queen dies, the workers will struggle for dominance and one will emerge as the new queen. It will swell in size, start laying eggs, and live up to 10 times longer than it would have as a worker.
Xmwk TIL Students at an Illinois High School played Justin Bieber’s single, “Baby” over the PA system continuously for three days until the students donated $1,000 to the school’s art center