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TIL the Quran says do not blow yourselves up.

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ya7M TIL the first Japanese person to obtain a bachelor’s degree was a 21-year-old who snuck a ride to America aboard a U.S. ship in 1864. The ship’s captain had to hide him from Japanese customs officials, as Japan still had the death penalty for anyone who traveled abroad without permission.
rRkD0 TIL about Infinite Corridor, which connects the main buildings of MIT. Twice a year, the university celebrates MIThenge, an event which occurs when the corridor aligns with the plane of the sun, resulting in daylight filling the whole corridor.
p88re TIL There is a Disney character that is not in any movie or TV show and can only be found in Disney World in Florida. The Orange Bird, a character that came through a partnership with Disney and the Florida Citrus Commission.
rRkoW TIL Pluto (the Disney cartoon dog) when it first appeared in 1930 doesn't have a name yet. He was briefly named Rover. Animators believed Walt Disney wanted to capitalize the popularity of the newly named planet discovered that same year, what is why he was later renamed to Pluto.
gMPDb TIL when Sitting Bull was touring with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show, he was so impressed with Annie Oakley’s shooting abilities and charmed by her character that he gave her the name “Little Sure Shot” and symbolically adopted her as his daughter.