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TIL Most scholars accept the story of Dhul-Qarnayn in the Quran is a reference to Alexander the Great

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Ooxeg TIL that ice loss in the Arctic Archipelago over the past decades has opened up historically impassable sea routes connecting the Atlantic and Pacific with the potential to become a major shipping route
kOVbm TIL the Native American greeting of "How" in many Westerns was a real greeting used by speakers of Lakota-Sioux. The word was used only between men.
8BVL TIL there is a 6-year high school in Chicago where students graduate with an associate’s degree on top of a high school diploma, along with a $40,000+ job opportunity at IBM.
9Y9pr TIL the black soldier fly larva turns most organic substances into nutrient-rich protein and frass, a valuable organic fertilizer. Significant reductions in E. coli and Salmonella were measured in manure after larvae were introduced in it. They can also purify biomass contaminated with heavy metals.
Mb98 TIL A solar powered, self-filling water bottle has been invented for bike riders. It condenses atmospheric moisture.