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TIL Carl Sagan once said “An atheist is someone who is certain that God does not exist, someone who has compelling evidence against the existence of God. I know of no such compelling evidence.”

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XE6Gr TIL a woodpecker's tongue is so long that it wraps around its skull to protect its brain from over 1000g of force when it's hammering away
yVNxe TIL that Louis Coulon de Villiers was the only commander to make George Washington surrender, having defeated Washington at the Battle of Fort Necessity in 1754.
LkjWV TIL a pigeon, Gustav, carried the first word of the Normandy invasion back to the British mainland in WW2, as the fleet underwent radio silence at that time. He flew 150 miles in 5 hours 16 minutes. He was awarded the Dickin Medal for bravery. He died after the war by being accidentally stepped on.
X8W8 TIL your rectum and anus—is lined by cells similar to those in your mouth, which is why spicy foods can burn just as much on the way out as on the way in
b9QEZ TIL “strengthed” and “scraunched” are both the longest words with only one syllable.