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TIL that depictions of the prophet Muhammad are common in Iran.

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ZpvLD TIL that the bodies of Tibetan Monks who die in deep meditation do not show the normal signs of death and do not decompose until sometimes weeks after death. This is called Tukdam.
KYQk9 TIL Abram Petrovich Gannibal began the first Black Russian aristocratic dynasty in the 1700s. Born in what is now Cameroon, Central Africa - and brought to the court of Peter The Great - he became a war General and godson of the Emperor. Many European royal houses descend from Gannibal today...
rY0 TIL that Mila Kunis was the girl in Aerosmith’s music video “Jaded.”
wNA6 TIL Between 2000-2015, Google had an informal motto of “Don’t be evil”. The idea was to have a motto that “once you put it in there, would be hard to take out”. When Google began to track users in 2012, there was a public backlash to the motto. The motto was replaced by “Do the right thing” in 2015.
AeRw TIL pickles are served with most meals because they serve as a palate cleanser.