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TIL about Apocryphal Gospels: ancient writings about Jesus not recognized by the Church

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VB0oQ TIL Town Line, New York seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy.
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E19Gp TIL that on Sunday, February 7, 1932, US Adm. Harry E. Yarnell launched a successful surprise "attack" against Pearl Harbor using two aircraft carriers in a naval exercise. He "destroyed" every ship in port and every airfield nearby. The US made no effort to safeguard Hawaii from aircraft attack
JYoZ1 TIL Beethoven once responded to criticism of one of his pieces with "What I shit is better than anything you could ever think up!"
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