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TIL Israel and CIA Blew Up a Syrian Nuclear Reactor back in 2007 – didn’t admit it for a year…

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woP71 TIL that Voodoo (over 60 million followers in West Africa and Haiti) and Shinto (around 100 million followers in Japan) do not have holy book.
QJdQX TIL that actress Tallulah Bankhead nearly died following a five-hour emergency hysterectomy due to venereal disease. Only 70 lbs (32kg) when she left the hospital, she stoically said to her doctor, "Don't think this has taught me a lesson!"
x6LvB TIL Of the Curse of the Ninth, the superstition that a composer will die before finishing their tenth symphony. Beethoven and Schubert both died after their ninth symphonies. Gustav Mahler attempted to beat the curse with musical structural changes but he also died before finishing his tenth.
akYM TIL that J.R.R. Tolkien once started to write sequel to The Lord of the Rings entitled The New Shadow, but stopped only 30 pages in.
e0j5k TIL Betta fish are very intelligent. They have been known to be able to recognize their owners. There are even some Betta fish that can do tricks like pushing a tiny ball through a ring using their nose. This is something that most fish are incapable of.