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TIL early Christians encouraged Vegetarianism

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NV0e TIL… When Alan Shepard was waiting for liftoff to become the first American in space, a reporter asked him what he was thinking about. He replied “The fact that every part of this ship was built by the low bidder.” [Fixed Title]
v1Lgj TIL Assisted suicide means: one receives assistance but causes their own death. Euthanasia means: another person causes the death. Some US States allow physician-assisted suicide but not euthanasia. Switzerland allows assisted suicide even by non physicians if carried out for unselfish reasons
Oojl1 TIL A West Virginia prison charges prisoners 3-5c per minute to read books on tablets despite prisoners making 4-58c per hour.
nW4PY TIL in the Battle of Kinshasa (2nd Congo War), Zimbabwean aircraft launched from the airport's northern part of the runway to bomb the Rwandan positions at the same airport's southern part of the runway. Average turnaround time was less than 5 minutes.
KB46 TIL When President Carter supported racial equality in the 1950s, his peanut farm was boycotted. He ran against the Sheriff for a new local senate seat, losing to the Sheriff. Apon challenging the loss, they discovered his opponent was committing voter fraud. A new election was held, and Carter won