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TIL Quran explicitly says to love Christians.

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GjkJ TIL that an estimated 3% of the population have a gene that allows them to fully function on six or less hours of sleep a night, rather than the general recommendation of eight hours.
epZX4 TIL Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer due to thermal expansion
BrLGL TIL about Agnodice, a Greek female physician. She disguised herself as a man because women are not allowed to practice medicine. She got so good that rival physicians accused her of seducing female patients. She was defended by the women and the law against female physicians in Athens are revoked.
Oon56 TIL in 2006, Judge Garland Ellis Burrell Jr. ordered that items from Ted Kaczynski's cabin be sold at a "reasonably advertised Internet auction." Bomb-making materials, such as diagrams for bombs, were excluded. Raising $232,000 for his victims.
VMDBp TIL of the phenomenon known as misophonia where certain repetitive sounds (commonly chewing) trigger specific emotional responses that are intolerant towards that noise. Common reactions are anger, annoyance, disgust, and even panic in an attempt to get away from the noise.