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

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9wZ6D TIL Researchers found that cows produced 3 percent more milk when they were played slow music, like Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral Symphony as opposed to more upbeat tunes.
VBQ4Q TIL traces of 13,000-year-old beer were found in 2018 marking the earliest known evidence of beer production among ancient peoples. The discovery also marks the oldest record of human-made alcohol in the world.
4XB4a TIL Star Wars was released in the Navajo Language, the first motion picture to be translated into a Native American language
gMXZ8 TIL of the letter written by a slave named Jourdon Anderson who was freed from slavery after the Civil War, in response to his former master Patrick Henry Anderson's request for him to return to his old plantation and save his ailing business.
j8mN TIL that there are many untouched plane wrecks in the UK dating from WWII, and that removing anything from the wreckage site is an offence under law