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TIL Many aspects of Christianity were decided by vote, including the divinity of Jesus Christ.

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167aW TIL when Eadweard Muybridge, pioneer of photographic studies of motion, shot his wife's lover he was acquitted by jury trial because the homicide was considered "justifiable".
7rP9b TIL that the SR71 Blackbird (fastest plane ever) used to covertly spy on the Soviet Union during the cold war, was built from Titanium that the US anonymously bought from Russia.
d8eRB TIL trauma which happens to adolescents causes significant, lasting changes to the brain resulting in life-long PTSD, increased cortisol, increased amygdala function, and decreased medial prefrontal/anterior cingulate function which lasts into late adulthood.
MbVm TIL that the cast of “School of Rock” played a 10 year anniversary show in a small club. Piano kid seems to lack a cape.
Xwx8 TIL that this is the oldest known photograph of a human being in existence. This is a busy street and there was tons of traffic, but since the exposure was so long, about 15-20 minutes, none of the moving figures can be seen. Only one man shows up.