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TIL that the Malaysian government has written guidelines on determining the qibla (direction to the Kaaba for use in Muslim prayer) while in outer space

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lPm7 TIL that Peta kills about 2000 animals every year, about 90 percent of all the animals they take it. I also learned that about 60 percent of all animals taken in by all shelters nationwide are killed. The total number of euthanasia per year in America? About 4,000,000.
65bQ TIL A teacher’s gender affects learning: boys learn better from men and girls learn better from women
ke1g TIL: Robert Lucas, upon receiving a Nobel Prize in economic sciences, was only awarded half the prize money. His ex-wife had placed a clause in their divorce settlement in 1988 stating she would receive half the prize money if he won the prize in the following 7 years. He won in the year 1995.
LQOE9 TIL about Bactrian camels, a species native to the steppes of Central Asia. They can withstand temperatures ranging from -30 to +50 Celsius! Their habitat includes arid desert, stony plains, and sand dunes.
eRKg TIL Oliver Reed died aged 61 of a heart attack after beating 5 Royal Navy sailors at arm-wrestling in a bar in Malta. He had consumed 3 bottles of Captain Morgan Jamaica Rum, 8 bottles of German beer, and several doubles of Famous Grouse whiskey…All while on his LUNCH BREAK from filming Gladiator.