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TIL there is no physical description of Jesus in the Bible.

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QxNp TIL an average of 250 oil pipeline accidents happen each year, at a cost of over $6.3 billion.
6EYVZ TIL that American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was related to 12 other U.S. presidents. This total constitutes over 25% of U.S. presidents. He was also related to Winston Churchill, Confederate president Jefferson Davis, and Confederate General Robert E Lee.
pLWG TIL Two brothers once sold a fake Goya painting for €1.5 million, only to later find out that all the money was counterfeit
9YNkG TIL Tom Hanks agreed to play Mario in the the ‘now infamous’ live action movie “Super Mario Bros”. However, studio executives turned him down because they were worried he couldn’t handle the film’s more dramatic elements. (Clip starts at 4:26)
QN4ok TIL that in 1926, during Prohibition, New York City enacted a law that banned dancing in all bars and restaurants that didn't have an expensive cabaret license. The law wasn't officially repealed until October 2017, 91 years later.