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d8vPB TIL the oldest mosque in Australia was built in the 1860s, set up by Afghan camel drivers in the middle of the South Australian desert. This was very early by Western standards - the UK's first mosque was built in 1891, while the US and France didn't have any mosques until the 1920s.
grjNy TIL that Jodi Benson of The Little Mermaid was the voice actress for EVA in the Metal Gear Solid but performed under a pseudonym due to her association with child-friendly media.
ADAY7 TIL the world's foremost expert on ants chose to study ants because when he begun his entomology career in 1947, insect pins were hard to come by due to WWII metal shortages. Unlike other insects, ants are stored in vials, not pinned.
A8XB TIL that a US Marine was hit in the leg by an RPG that did not explode. He was operated on outside of the hospital by a surgeon and an explosives disposal technician.
gr8lL TIL about Bob. Bob is a racing pigeon that got lost on routine flight across the English Channel… and ended up in Alabama.