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TIL there are seven states in the US where atheists are barred from public office

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WkmR8 TIL of "Harambee", a Swahili word that means "All pull together" and describes a tradition of community self-help. It comes from the Hindi "har har Ambeh"; Indian workers on the Uganda Railway invoked Amba, the Hindu god of strength, for tasks requiring a team effort, such as lifting heavy loads.
VMEvQ TIL that in the 1950's and 60's Americans were told that by the year 2000 the normal work week would be 20-30 hours, and people would be committing suicide from boredom.
Brk4W TIL Beethoven’s 9th Symphony is sung in Japan at the end of every year, and the first time it was sung in the country was in a POW camp in 1918 by German prisoners
b94Z9 TIL: In 1666, the plague-infested village of Eyam quarantined itself inside a marked circle for 14 months. Neighboring communities left food at the edge of the circle in exchange for disinfected coins. 80% of the people died, but no one crossed the circle.
Ad0o TIL Stephen King’s fictional town of Castle Rock was inspired by the fictional mountain fort of the same name in Lord of the Flies, in turn inspired the name of Rob Reiner’s production company, Castle Rock Entertainment, which produced the film Lord of the Flies (1990).