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TIL Jade is actually two minerals: Jadeite and Nephrite.

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NKN6 TIL Muhammad Ali saved 15 American lives from Iraq hostage by negotiating with Saddam Hussein all by himself
VBp0 TIL that in 2000, a Hawaii pidgin translation of the New Testament, worked on by a Cornell University professor and 26 speakers for 12 years, was published. It was entitled, quite simply, “Da Jesus Book”.
kOrBW TIL that in 2006, Gnarls Barkley removed their hit single 'Crazy' from music stores after it remained at the top of the British charts for 9 weeks, so people would "remember the song fondly and not get sick of it".
A9YB TIL that 90% of the earth population has brown eye color
x6kmB TIL: About João de Sá, a 15th century African slave who eventually became a court jester in Portugal and then a gentleman courtier. He was frequently mocked by other courtiers for his skin color, but he had the unique privilege of being the only one who can mock nobility without consequences.