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TIL that reincarnation used to be a core concept in Judaism, and still is in some practices

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ZpA4D TIL that war actually decreases the gap in life expectancy between men and women rather than exacerbating it
8exXK TIL Phil Collins became an 'honorary Texan’ after donating over 200 artifacts to The Alamo. Collins has actually written a book on The Alamo as well.
4kBw TIL each King in a deck of cards is based off a historical figurre
JYomj TIL Before the ~1870s, pink was associated with boys and blue was associated with girls. Blue was viewed as a feminine color because of its association with the Virgin Mary while pink was seen as a lighter shade of red, and therefore more masculine.
b9RgZ TIL on February 5, 1919, Hollywood heavyweights Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith joined forces to create their own film studio, which they called the United Artists Corporation.