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TIL That Benito Mussolini was given a ceremonial weapon called “Sword of Islam”, recieved the title “Protector of Islam” and saw himself as being a heir to the authority of Ottoman Caliphs since he took over Libya.

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oB4yW TIL Cyclops from the X-men doesn't just shoot laser beams from his eyes; he opens a portal to another energy dimension and his eyes are the gateway
jGmN TIL that a man having a seizure on subway tracks was rescued by a stranger. The rescuer jumped down onto the man and compressed him down by laying on him as five cars passed over him.
Ov6X TIL that David Bowie’s permanently dilated pupil was the result of a punch to the face in a fight over a girl. Despite their altercation, he and George Underwood stayed friends and Underwood went on to do the artwork for Bowie’s early albums.
9YBDM TIL about the Great Stink, where after years of untreated human waste and industrial runoff in the River Thames, the smell became unbearable in London during the summer of 1858. The stench finally caused local and national authorities to address the problem—and also ended outbreaks of cholera.
eYWJ TIL that Volkswagen won an Ig Nobel prize for “ for solving the problem of excessive automobile pollution emissions by automatically, electromechanically producing fewer emissions whenever the cars are being tested.”