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TIL Prophet Muhammad taught that cats are creatures to be cherished and loved. Also, His cat was called muezza.

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PY50w TIL Wolfgang Engels, an East German soldier who had helped build the barbed-wire fences that initially separated the two Berlins, stole a tank and drove it through the wall itself. Despite getting caught in the barbed wire and shot twice, he managed to escape.
a8wGM TIL Dr. Richard M. Bucke, Medical Superintendent for the London Asylum for the Insane 1877-1902, advocated gynecological surgery on women as a treatment for insanity. In over 200 surgeries on women including 16 hysterectomies, he claimed 71 of his patients were cured or their mental health improved
78gGX TIL in Japan 7/11 operates banks
x6On1 TIL that in 2002, Australia won its first-ever winter Olympic gold medal. It happened during the 1000m short track speed skating event, when over the course of the race all the competitors crashed, except for Australian Steven Bradbury.
X0GKk TIL about Operation Tiger, a training exercise that was supposed to prepare U.S. troops for the D-Day invasion of Normandy and resulted in the deaths of 946 American servicemen.