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TIL: The first ever "selfie" was taken way back in 1839 by Robert Cornelius

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Eg4W TIL that there is a Hadith in Islam that states “the ink of a scholar is more holy than the blood of a martyr”.
4DGg TIL that Greenland would have a massive lake in the middle if not for its ice sheet
Ypv0r TIL Rita Moreno is one of the few artists to have won all four major annual American entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and a Tony. She is also one of 23 people who have achieved what is called the Triple Crown of Acting, with individual competitive Academy, Emmy and Tony awards for acting.
Xy4Q TIL that in 2013, scientists were able to plant and grow an extinct tree from 2000 year old seeds
4LdJ TIL George Carlin is the Only Comedian in U.S. History to Have A Supreme Court Case Heard About One of His Routines