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TIL Killer bees or Africanized bees were created by humans cross breeding bees in the search for more efficient honey production

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1aa7O TIL that the Catholic Church specifically taught that indulgences do not affect whether or not a person goes to heaven. However, greedy "pardoners" lied about this and promised things like eternal salvation in return for money to increase donations. This led to Martin Luther's 95 Theses.
PYpe TIL there is a flashlight that is designed to make the person looking into it vomit.
O951 TIL: More Canadian soldiers died from suicide than from combat in recent 10 year war in Afghanistan
R7D41 TIL of Reductio ad Hitlerum, a logical fallacy first mentioned in 1951. It occurs when an argument is said to be invalid because Hitler put forth the same argument.
dDmOZ TIL how human started to celebrate New Year. The earliest recorded festivities date back 4,000 years to ancient Babylon. Later Caesar instituted January 1st as the first day of the year to honor Janus, the Roman god of beginnings.