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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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xVnB1 TIL Scientists concluded that the chicken came first not the egg, because the protein which makes egg shells is only produced by hens.
pv0A TIL that there’s a bush which emits a flammable, oily substance which can be lit on fire, without burning the bush itself.
aw1Zy TIL: There's a tiny chunk of Russia located two countries west of Russia. Like East Germany, it's land the Red Army conquered in the last year of WWII. Unlike East Germany, the Russians are still in control of the ex-Prussian/ex-German area of Königsberg --called since WWII the Kaliningrad Oblast.
X0XZR TIL that we've had beds for over 200,000 years!
M7kPV TIL A 700W microwave draws about 1200W of energy and their efficiency can be as low as 50%