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TIL a Muslim woman has dedicated her life to watching over the Jewish museum in Morocco

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BgRJe TIL of the Hoplitodromos, a sporting event in the ancient Greek Olympic Games in which competitors would run wearing a heavy shield and helmet over a distance of 400 meters, which coincided with the effective area of a Persian archer's zone of fire
GjBN TIL that John Scurlock, the man who invented safety air cushions to catch people jumping out of buildings during a fire, also invented the bouncy castle.
O4PY TIL that the actor who played Marvin in Pulp Fiction (the guy Vincent accidentally shoots in the car) is the voice of Hermes the Jamaican Bureaucrat on Futurama.
vKYB TIL that in some countries, and a small handful of US states, ‘None of the Above’ is a legitimate vote, and can result in new elections with new candidates.
4gG6 TIL according to neuroscience recordings of brain waves Matthieu Ricard, a buddhist monk, is literally the happiest person ever tested.