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TIL during his reign in the 630s Caliph Umar was the first to appoint police forces to keep civil order.

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49Do TIL Muhammad Ali once invited Billy Crystal to go on a run with him at a local country club. Crystal replied that he’d love to, but Jews were restricted. Ali never went to the country club again.
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jYVE TIL Beetlejuice was only in 17.5 minutes of his own 1.5 hour movie.
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