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TIL that Syrtaki, the folk dance most commonly associated with Greece was originally choreographed for a 1964 film

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kJnKm TIL of Omar Ibn Said, an enslaved black Muslim scholar from the 18th century. Although his slave owners believed he had converted to Christianity, his autobiography revealed that he was still Muslim. His love for Jesus was interpreted as Christian, when Jesus is also a Muslim Prophet.
6EMQJ TIL about body farms where they study the decomposition in a variety of settings to solve deaths
5V7Zn TIL the world's first Ball Pit was at Seaworld in San Diego
ZBZo TIL of Arthur the dog. Arthur, a stray, followed a Swedish Extreme sports team 6500 miles to the finish line of the Adventure Racing World Championship with life threatening injuries.
0b1v TIL: We don’t actually know who named Earth.