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TIL Americanism is a Catholic heresy

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d8KvK TIL That cats were demonized in Europe during the Middle Ages. Many were killed off in an attempt to ward off evil, an action which ironically helped spread the plague.
YV1G TIL Obayashi Corporation has announced that it plans to build an elevator into space by the year 2050. the elevator would reach 96,000km (59,652 miles) into space. All this, the company said, can be achieved with the use of carbon nanotechnology, which they think will available by 2030.
RBo6 TIL Kenny Thompson, a tutor/mentor at Valley Oaks Elementary School, learned about over 60 students at his school were eating cold sandwiches for lunch because of overdue funds on their accounts, he decided to pay off the $465 negative balance.
epNeL TIL the 2004 "Thailand tsunami" killed an estimated 227,898 people, including 170,000 people in Indonesia
wExo TIL That the minting of the U.S. half-penny was discontinued in 1857 because it was viewed as having too insignificant purchasing power and wasteful to continue minting. Adjusted for inflation it would be worth more than the penny, nickel, and dime today.