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TIL Lead singer of popular Lambada song was brutally murdered in 2017

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epkWE TIL, that the usage of snake as a symbol of medicine is associated with Asclepios, the Greek God of medicine and possessed benevolent healing properties.
jNroM TIL that When a Nebraska church exploded in 1950, no one was injured because every single member of the choir was coincidentally late in arriving for practice that evening
D1rlD TIL :Police in West Midlands, U.K. have hung posters with photographs of staring eyes exploiting a phenomenon called “gaze detection". While humans evolved it to avoid being eaten by predators, some law enforcement agencies believe that it might actually help to deter some crimes.
m1dYO TIL During the battle of yarmuk in 636 roman commander Jarja a unit commander in the Byzantine right centre, rode up to the Muslim line and converted to Islam; he would die the same day fighting his former allies
9nZG TIL Astronaut’s eyeballs are often dented in from behind. Some astronauts who had perfect eyesight on Earth suddenly need glasses in space.