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TIL The Araucana Chicken is also called the “Easter Egg Chicken” because it lays natural blue, green, pink, and brown eggs.

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X4yj TIL that there’s a sculpture in front of CIA Headquarters that depicts an encryption that still hasn’t been completely solved yet…
DvYe TIL Alfred Hitchcock directed a remake of one of his own movies, The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934 and 1956). Both of which have 89% and 91%, respectively on Rotten Tomatoes.
NMoE TIL It is considered a sin for one to try to convert another to Judaism. One must desire conversion to Judaism for its own sake, and for no other motives.
N9E8 TIL that sword swallowing is not an illusion of any kind: the performer actually pushes the sword down their oesophagus and into their stomach. 29 deaths resulting from sword swallowing have been reported since 1880.
wYWW TIL The metric system never gained momentum in the US because it was deemed “atheistic” in the 19th century.