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TIL that Medina, the second-holiest city in Islam (which forbids non-Muslims from entering the core of the city), was primarily inhabited by Jews before the arrival of Mohammad.

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yVYov TIL that three teams were disqualified from the 2012 Olympics for trying to lose their matches to secure more favorable placements in the knockout stages.
mxyZM TIL that peeing on the near side of the toilet bowl, in front of the water, produces the least splashback
jNv9p TIL of Yaphank, NY, a town where certain plots of land required the owners to be of German descent and hosted many German-American Bund rallies. The property rules existed into the 2000s, when they were finally sued under Fair Housing doctrine.
8MBV TIL that Kate Winslet, who played Rose in Titanic, heavily dislikes “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion and admits that it makes her feel “like throwing up.”
QA8k TIL the little girl who sang “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” actually got one, thanks to a newspaper campaign. She gave it to the local zoo and it lived there for 47 years.