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TIL Aladdin is a Chinese Muslim in the original tale of the Arabian Nights. The story first take place in "one of the cities of Ancient China".

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rlLM TIL of the Solomon curve. The safest speed to travel at is five miles over the speed limit.
rNdYx TIL earth used to have rings like Saturn, which eventually formed to create the moon
KOOdB TIL that due to a blaze that happened in Brazil in 1974, the LA Fire Code was change to make it mandatory to have a rooftop helicopter pad on all buildings over 120 feet, to be used as a means to escape a structure fire.
xoB TIL Koko the Gorilla named a kitten All Ball. All Ball died in an accident and Koko signed she was sad and cried alone when no one was around, but there is an audio recording.
E4Op TIL Lark Voorhies (Lisa Turtle from Saved By The Bell) has written an e-book on the creation of life where nearly every word is separated by a comma, and which appears to be the unreadable ramblings of someone who’s clearly mentally ill.