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TIL There is a wikipedia article dedicated to people who have claimed to be Jesus

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yQm6p TIL that Eli Whitney's creation of the cotton gin gave the South enough economic power to be able to start the Civil War and his creation of interchangeable parts for rifles gave the North the manufacturing power to win the Civil War
WBMd TIL that Kimbal Musk, brother of Elon Musk, enrolled in culinary arts class after making $307 million from a startup with his brother and then started a nonprofit organisation focusing on environmentalism and healthy eating.
epkAJ TIL that Teddy Roosevelt, while in the White House, had 10 Dogs, 5 Guinea Pigs, 2 Cats, a Hen and a Rooster, a Macaw, a Barn Owl, a Horned Frog, a Rat, a Rabbit, a Snake and 2 Ponies. To make things more interesting he also had a Badger, a Laughing a Hyena, a Bear and a Lion
kO6Y5 TIL the Valyrian languages spoken in the TV show, Game of Thrones, was developed by linguist David J. Peterson based on the few words author George R. R. Martin put in the novels. The fully developed language now provides additional Valyrian translations to Martin for use in his forthcoming novels.
PYRAG TIL that a tornado actually starts off in a horizontal position as a rotating mass of air called a wind shear. This is then 'pulled' upright to a vertical position by warm updrafts of air in a thunderstorm. When these spinning columns make contact with the ground a tornado is formed.