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TIL that in 1968, science fiction writer and atheist Isaac Asimov published “Asimov’s guide to the Bible”. Asimov treats the secular aspects of the Bible with intellectual instead of theological commentary.

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emLD TIL a prototype testing platform has been built by Chinese scientists for a magnetic levitation train that could travel up to 2900 km/h and take you from Paris to Moscow in just 1 hour.
woyaE TIL that the first American Recreational Vehicle (RV) Club was founded in 1919 and known as The Tin Can Tourists.
VBddm TIL in 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park despite being dead. He had a heart attack mid-race but remained in the saddle as his horse crossed the finish line. He is the only dead man to win a race and it was the only win of his career.
GYxNJ TIL that the Soviets won the battle of Stalingrad by breaching Nazi flanks and attacking the Stalingrad from behind. The name of this operation? Operation Uranus.
PYYAV TIL that in the 1960's, a Donald Duck cartoon was deemed 'prior art' and used to deny a patent for using foam balls to raise a ship from the water.