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TIL there is a hijab like requirement for Christian women according to 1 Corinthians 11:6-10

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kJ5Ye TIL that during WWII, Ford's mile-long ‘Willow Run Liberator Bomber Assembly Line” produced B-24’s at a rate of one every hour. A symbol of American wartime industrial might, it exemplified how industry (and millions of women) pivoted to support the war effort, a vital part of the Allied victory:
OGVLg TIL it's estimated that more than 99 percent of the earth's gold is in its core, enough to cover the entire land surface of the planet to a depth of half a meter.
9wlEm TIL that back in the day, small-time gunmakers would repurpose punt guns into single-shot elephant guns for cheap, for ivory hunters that couldn't afford the expensive, purpose-built double rifles
N7Ao8 TIL The Stars on the Largest American Flag Ever Produced Were 17ft Tall A Piece
4x7X TIL A math professor had worked out an equation to calculate how long into a car journey it takes a child to ask: “Are we there yet?”