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TIL the foundation stone of the Harmandir Sahib, aka Golden Temple, a pilgrimage place for the Sikh religion, was laid on request by Sai Mir Milan Mohammed, a Muslim Pir Of Lahore.

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b90mN TIL of Benjamin Ferencz. A Transylvanian-born 99 year old lawyer who was chief prosecutor in the Einzatzgruppen trial in Nuremberg. In 2016 he donated $1m to the Washington Holocaust Museum. Not only does he still continue to work to this day, but he does 125 push ups every morning
M15V TIL In the late 19th century in Great Britain, attempted suicide was deemed to be equivalent to attempted murder and could be punished by hanging.
pYJlA TIL people tape tennis balls to the back of their pajamas to prevent snoring
nW9DB TIL that the reason older Disney characters don't have five fingers isn't to prevent giving the middle finger, but to make it smaller.
GNZg TIL strongly held political beliefs reduce your reasoning ability, according to a study conducted at Yale.