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TIL Muslims are responsible for opening the doors to one of the holiest churches in Christianity, in order to preserve the peace between different denominations.

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WwOA TIL they are making a Mike Tyson cartoon, where Tyson solves mysteries with a talking pigeon, a ghost and a Korean girl.
N7ap8 TIL - In 1862, a referendum was held in Greece to determine who should be King. Every candidate declined until finally Prince William of Denmark was elected. He received only 6 of the 241 202 votes cast
GYgB5 TIL The school lunch program was invented to help prop up food prices by absorbing farm surpluses
EgZBV TIL Joey Ramone was in remission from lymphoma, but his lifelong OCD led him to go back to his chiropractor to see if he closed the door right. He slipped on ice and broke his hip, forcing him out of chemo to recover, which ultimately lead to the lymphoma reemerging and ultimately killing him.
Zp5oR TIL In 2023, Canada's Quttinirpaaq National Park, located about 800 kilometres south of the North Pole, received new management plan to strengthen Inuit engagement on research, tourism and infrastructure. Between 2008 and 2017, an average of 17 people visited the park annually