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TIL Muhammad ratified a document giving Christians freedom to practice their faith without interference from Muslims.

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NAG1 TIL of an amateur bowler who almost killed himself trying to bowl the perfect match - 36 straight strikes. He grew increasingly dizzy and sweaty but got 35. In the final frame, he left the last pin standing. A doctor said he had bowled through a stroke and required heart surgery.
O78Y TIL that, hours before his death, Einstein was still attempting to prove his Theory of Everything.
J1DJj TIL The Martians were a group of Hungarian scientists from the early 20th century. The name comes from Leó Szilárd joke answer as to why there was no evidence of intelligent life outside of earth, "They are already here among us – they just call themselves Hungarians."
WXeL TIL that a 6 century B.C. Indian Physician wrote a book describing modern surgical techniques of incisions, cauterization, prostate g, urethral stricture dilatation, hernia , caesarian , fistulae and many others
oR0xR TIL that Victoria Beckham's self-titled debut album cost £5 million to produce but only sold 54,000 copies in Britain