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TIL Zam Zam Cola is the unofficial soft drink of the Hajj

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GPKG TIL a man named Jerry Gretzinger has been drawing a map of an imaginary world for over 50 years. He draws from a deck of cards each morning to decide the fate of his hand-drawn world, which is over 2000 square feet in size.
69Ny7 TIL that Roman Soldiers were not allowed to marry until the Second Century AD. Until then wives were illegal and any children were considered illegitimate.
x66Vb Today I learned that a man in Oregon was inspired by the Simpsons episode "E-I-E-I-D'oh", where Homer grows a tomato-tobacco hybrid called tomacco, to grow his own version of tomacco. He later gave some to the episode's writer, Ian Maxtone-Graham.
LQjoP TIL Nematodes (roundworms), are readily dispersed by wind and make up about one per cent of wind-drifted animals.
x69NB TIL there's a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. Known as "the highest court in the land," it's used by clerks, employees, and even justices for exercise and leisure.