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TIL that art depicting living beings is generally prohibited in Islam. As a result Islamic art generally consists of calligraphic, geometric and abstract floral patterns

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XExmr TIL that all-time great director Andrei Tarkovsky dismissed colour film as a gimmick, saying that in everyday life one does not consciously notice colours most of the time, and that films in colour are like moving paintings or photographs, which are too beautiful to be a realistic depiction of life
BgaDr TIL that menstrual products are not tax exempt, while Rogaine and Viagra, are.
9BMD TIL The Guinness World Records has stopped awarding the fattest cats or any other animal to discourage deliberate overfeeding.
awmEb TIL chemically speaking, there's not a huge difference between inhaled and exhaled air.
woEQY TIL that Paul Bearer the manager of WWE wrestler The Undertaker, had an actual degree in mortuary science.