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TIL that through contact with Indonesian people, some Aboriginal peoples in Northern Australia have adapted elements of Islam into their native religion, including Allah himself as a funerary deity

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9wDyB TIL there are 7,000 feral black and white cats on the Antarctic Kerguelen Islands. 1/3 specialize in hunting seabirds, reaching 5kg/11lbs in body mass with strengthened skulls and jaws. They shelter in small rocky caves littered with the skeletons of their prey
pVYp TIL that a mexican janitor named Richard Montañez made the “Flamin’ Hot” line of products and is now the executive vice president of multicultural sales and community activation for PepsiCo’s North American divisions.
MbNW TIL in 2011, the entire country of Armenia lost internet access for 12 hours after a woman in Georgia broke a fiber line with her shovel.
KO8kE TIL It was once extremely common to find Irishmen in high military command positions in the armies of continental European powers. Many Irish generals and officers would often encounter armies led by other Irishmen who they knew and once fought with against Britain
OJdR TIL that according to the FBI Director, the FBI is having a hard time filling positions to help tackle cyber crimes because a lot of the nation’s top computer programmers and hacking gurus are also avid smokers of Marijuana