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TIL the Kaaba was built in 2130 BC and was a site of pilgrimage for 2,700 years before the rise of Islam, including for Arabic Christians and Pagans

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6gnY TIL Arab inventor al-Jazari created several humanoid robots in the 1200s, including a drink-serving “waitress”, a hand-washing automaton, and a programmable music-playing robot band.
1aDbd TIL: Criminals Poison About 1000 Dogs Per Week in South Africa
WWKY TIL that the head baker on the Titanic got drunk while the ship was sinking, was the last one on the ship as he “rode it down like an elevator” into the water, and was able to tread water for 2 hours hardly feeling the cold thanks to the alcohol he imbibed which allowed him to survive.
yQk6V TIL that the famous photo of Albert Einstein sticking out his tongue was taken on his 72nd birthday when he was asked by a photographer to smile for the camera. After smiling a dozen times for previous photos that day, he playfully stuck out his tongue instead.
XVDr TIL that humans are the only living great ape species who have 23 pairs of chromosomes, all other species have 24 pairs.