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TIL The Oldest Surviving Mosque in the USA is in Cedar Rapids Iowa

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M7Pd0 TIL the theme song for The Magic School Bus was sung by Little Richard
Egxko TIL Rip was a stray dog adopted by an Air Raid Patrol in WW2. Although not trained for rescue work, he sniffed out over 100 victims trapped beneath buildings. He was awarded the Dickin medal for his work, which has been held partially responsible for prompting the training of search and rescue dogs.
rRYm1 TIL smokers who quit before 40 were found to live just as long as non-smokers. The average smoker who doesn't stop will lose 10 years on their life. A smoker who stops between the age of 35 and 40 can regain 9 of those years. Older smokers gained back 6 of those years.
OoXo7 TIL Cyanide comes from bamboo
P1aWg TIl that in 1995 comedian Lenny Henry created a live action Wallace And Gromit for a Christmas Special. It only aired once because viewers rightfully complained about how horrifying the characters looked.