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TIL Jesus is mentioned more times in the Koran than Muhammad

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xXG7 TIL that in the 1700s, the Russian Empire had a black African major-general, governor and nobleman, who had come from Africa as a gift for Peter the Great, and who was also the great-grandfather of Russian author Pushkin.
8Bb4 TIL The oldest third party in the United States is the Prohibition Party, founded in 1869 to ban alcohol and still going strong today, even getting 512 votes in the 2012 presidential elections!
9Y0RG TIL the most straightforward and widely used way to ascend Carrauntoohil, Ireland's largest mountain is via the Devil's Ladder.
Vm48 TIL that Benjamin Franklin attempted to predict the death of his competitor, Titan Leeds. When Leeds was still alive he posted an obituary anyways. When Leeds challenged it, Franklin insisted he was an imposter.
d8ab9 TIL Famous Chess Player Igor Ivanov Defected To Canada In 1980 While Traveling Home To Moscow On A Czechoslovakian Airliner. His Plane Made An Emergency Stop in Newfoundland, Canada. Taking The Chance, He Ran From The Plane While Being Chased By KGB Agents and Was Granted Political Asylum