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x607g TIL the Nazis attempted to ban the Old Testament from the Christian Bible. The Nazis believed that the Old Testament "corrupted" the Christian faith. The Reich Church likewise rejected the divinity of Christ Jesus.
QNaDE TIL: That human cells make up only 43% of the body's total cell count. No matter how well you wash, nearly every nook and cranny of your body is covered in microscopic creatures. The greatest concentration of this microscopic life is in the dark murky depths of our oxygen-deprived bowels.
NXkrP TIL a 2020 study found that New Zealand kea parrots were able to make decisions based on probability, and to use knowledge they've already learned to predict what events might happen in the future. They are the first animal to demonstrate this "complex cognitive ability" outside of great apes.