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TIL Ibn Baz, who was the most senior Islamic figure in Saudi Arabia between 1993 and 1999, claimed the Sun orbits the Earth.

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KDWG TIL: Before he dropped it, Prince Phillip’s surname was Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
9wYZM TIL of the Kangina - a Afghani traditional practice that preserves fruits into the winter months. It is made of wet clay-rich mud, molded into a bowl shape and sun baked. When dried, the fruit – often grapes - are sealed inside with more serving of mud to form a closed, air-tight vessel.
oBbQL TIL that a crocodile from Burundi named Gustave has killed as many as 300 people. He has evaded numerous capture and kill attempts, and has obtained near-mythical status in the region.
6EeGQ TIL that NYC beekeepers noticed their bees making red honey, which led to an investigation that ultimately exposed the city's largest marijuana farm in the basement of a Brooklyn cherry factory
e9aL TIL some architects refuse to design spaces deemed inhumane by their nature, including solitary confinement cells and execution chambers. The counterargument: if architects don’t do it, such spaces will still be built, just by non-professionals who may make them even worse.