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TiL that most sects of Islam either discourage or outright forbid creating art of living beings.

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AO0l TIL that quarantine comes from the Italian word quaranta, meaning 40 because ships coming in had to spend 40 days off shore to prevent latent plague victims from coming in
DjAe TIL that because of “Hollywood accounting,” Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix lost money, despite being in one of the highest grossing film franchises.
N9yJ TIL that Jackie Chan voiced the character of Shang in the Chinese release of the Walt Disney animated feature, Mulan. He also performed the song “I’ll Make a Man Out of You”, for the film’s soundtrack.
5YJ7n TIL: Fashion designer, Edward Windsor, is the closest relative of Queen Elizabeth II who cannot succeed to the British throne because of his conversion to Catholicism.
ERPp TIL that Pelican Case will give a free case to veterans who have lost limbs to carry their prosthetics.