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TIL Muslims suffered between 82 and 97 percent of terrorism-related fatalities over the past five years.

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woxxJ TIL that in 1087 sailors from Bari (southern Italy) stole the body of Saint Nicholas from Myra (modern day Türkiye). Despite fears of the locals, newly converted Muslims who still worshiped the saint, and Saint Nicholas himself, they brought it home and still celebrate the theft each year on 6 Dec
VM1Vm TIL the man who voiced Tigger from "Winnie the Pooh" was the first to invent an artificial heart
epeGE TIL that the theme song of Dawson's Creek was supposed to be "Hand In My Pocket" by Alanis Morrisette but after the creator failed to obtain the licensing for the song, he went instead with "I Don't Want To Wait" by Paula Cole.
d8m1E TIL that deaths from 9/11 related illnesses will soon outpace the number of people lost on that fateful day.
VM97k TIL a field of seagrass converts carbon dioxide to oxygen at over 8x the rate of a forest the same size.