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TIL That among the many verses in the Qur'an that mention Christians, it is mentioned twice that they are equals to Muslims and will not grieve on Judgement Day

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bDKZ TIL baseball player Ichiro Suzuki learned Spanish throughout his career in order to talk trash to the Latin players.
epMlD TIL about the Boxheim Files, which were leaked in Germany in 1931 and in which the NSDAP planned, in case of Communist uprising, to take over the government, creating military courts and concentration camps against dissenters
x6b05 TIL: PBS reported on a study which details which part of a human body you should eat first that provides the most nutritional value using 4 dead bodies. Ignore kidneys, pancreas, and teeth and aim for the butt muscles, thighs, and skin. The researcher found it difficult to eat bacon afterwards.
VMw0Z TIL that in 1923, Frank Hayes became the first ever jockey to win a horse race despite being dead. He died from a heart attack mid-race but somehow his body stayed strapped onto the horse and he crossed the finish line in first place, beating 20-1 odds.
9w5Rr TIL that in Spain, there is only one town whose name begins with the letter W, being the town of Wamba (Vamba), named in honor of the Gothic king of the same name postumatically.