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TIL that Islam is younger than Christianity.

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J1Qj TIL Ina Ray Hutton, leader of the All-Girl Jazz Band the Melodears, was actually African American and used makeup and hair dye to appear white and lead a more successful career.
Oo9QR Today I learned about the life of Tlatoani Nezahualcoyotl one of the greatest kings of the pre-Columbian era in America and about his incredible life in which he was a poet, engineer, legislator, philosopher, and a war that killed 14 rival kings with his own hands and father of 110 children.
bZpa TIL teleportation was used in Star Trek because the budget didn’t allow for expensive shots of spaceships landing on planets
LQd1Q TIL that, as per his final request, the heart of Frédéric Chopin was removed and given to his sister who smuggled it into Poland and buried it at a local church.
78GAP TIL that "degloving" is the term used for when the skin is pulled from the hand, like taking off a glove of human skin usually but not always through industrial accident. This can sometimes be put back on, again like a glove. (Gore and detailed photo, do not look if this may upset you)