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xVd9g TIL that the Navy bean is the considered the official bean of the Nation of Islam, and is said to allow one to live up to 140. All other types of beans are "divinely prohibited"
dxjZ TIL in 1952 Albert Einstein was offered the Presidency of Israel
pYG8p TIL that The fate of the Mayflower remains unknown. However, some historians argue that it was scrapped for its timber, then used to construct a barn in Jordans, England.
6995J TIL that, according to Diogenes Laërtius, Metrocles of Maroneia became a Cynic philosopher after having farted while practicing a speech. He became very upset, but after another philosopher (Crates) himself farted to demonstrate how natural it was, Metrocles was persuaded to let go of his shame.
Dw0P TIL “Circlejerk” is a term used to describe an oligarchy that is “self-perpetuated by members granting each other disproportionate rewards for work that is of limited merit”