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TIL Muslims do not “struggle” to pray in space, and Islamic scholars have convened on the topic twice and published their scholarly opinions in “Muslim Obligations in the International Space Station”

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n5bG TIL A Nigerian Pastor tried to walk on water like Jesus, and proceeded to drown in front of his congregation
YG7A TIL a Nearly 2,000 year old loaf of bread was found during excavations in Herculaneum, and has been recreated by The British Museum.
NX6w8 TIL: The man suspected of killing Ernesto Miranda, after whom Miranda rights are named, invoked his Miranda rights and refused to talk to police. The suspect was released and never charged with Miranda’s murder.
9wA57 TIL the "McDonald's Peace Theory" suggests ‘Countries with McDonald’s within their borders do not go to war with other countries with McDonalds within their borders.’
R710Q TIL Marie Antoinette built an entire fake village, complete with a working farm and fake villagers, in the backyard of Chateau de Versailles, so she could pretend to be a "peasant" whenever she felt like it.