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TIL Muhammad Ali’s star on the Walk of Fame is the only one not on the sidewalk; rather, it is on the wall of the Kodak Theatre because he bears the name of Prophet Muhammad and he didn’t want people to trample over his name.

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DnrD TIL the study that began the “vaccines cause autism” hysteria was proven to be a COMPLETE fraud
EgZZp TIL the island of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts was one of the few safe and welcoming vacation spots to visit for the Black middle class, and held the summer homes of Black elites in the 1960s
Z8kXQ TIL that you are taller in the morning than you are at night. While we are lying down in a resting position, the spine is said to “spread out” or decompress, so when we wake in the morning we are taller after lying in bed all night.
k0ve TIL that in 2002 all Arab states agreed to recognize Israel if Israel withdraws from all occupied territories since 1967 and recognize a Palestinian state, which is also known as the two state solution
p8kRO TIL in 2014, New York City had $16 Million in unpaid parking tickets from foreign diplomats. The largest offender was Egypt, with about $1.9 Million. Diplomatic immunity is the main reason that those tickets remained outstanding.