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TIL Mary is mentioned more in the Quran than in the entire New Testament and is also the only woman mentioned by name in the Quran

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LQB7P TIL Florida is a major producer of Norfolk Island pine seedlings, but it is common practice there to spray-paint the trees and some treat them as "disposable plants".
J11xm TIL Koalas sleep 20 hours or more to slow down their metabolism rate and conserve their body energy
YppoG Velvet worms can shoot strings of goo Spiderman-like from their mouths to entangle their prey.
ZpJo4 TIL research shows that reading literature makes people smarter and nicer
6XMZ TIL If you order your steak well-done in a restaurant you are more likely to get low-quality, throw-away meat.