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TIL that the Prophet Mohammed considered sex without foreplay an act of cruelty, and any man who neglected it an animal.

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a1ey TIL that 20 African countries are now collaborating to build the Great Green Wall of the Sahara, a wall of trees along the Sahara desert that would prevent further desertification and land degradation.
9YRVr TIL that in Return of the Jedi (1983) for the speeder chase, Garrett Brown walked through the forest shooting at less than one frame per second. By walking at about 5 mph and projecting the footage at 24 frame/s, the motion seen in the film appeared as if it were moving at around 120 mph
gMEgb TIL that Henry VIII asked the king of France, Francis I, to a wrestling match. Francis quickly beat Henry, humiliating him.
P1JnE TIL AC/DC's 27x platinum album "Back in Black" is one of the best-selling albums in history, although it never reached the top spot on the American charts.
k4N4 TIL Christopher Lee released a power metal album when he was 87 years old.