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TIL about the Mecca projection or Craig retroazimuthal map projection created by James Ireland Craig to help Muslims find their qibla.

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pYY1e TIL Celine Dion once said she got along more with older children and adults while as a child, preferring to not go to school due to being bullied; her brother would eventually introduce 12-year-old Celine to 38-year-old Rene, who would be her career manager and eventual husband.
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VBNYp TIL "(They Long to Be) Close to You" by The Carpenters is a cover
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