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TIL that the Catholic Church considers the theory of evolution to be “virtually certain”, and believes that intelligent design “isn’t science even though it pretends to be”.

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QGwa TIL The Jungle Book marked the last animated film from the company to have Disney’s personal touches, before his death on December 15, 1966
VMZP8 TIL the brains of people under the influence of LSD and the brains of babies resemble each other
Zpx1Q TIL during the Battle of Waterloo the French suffered nearly 40,000 casualties making it one of the deadliest events in French military history. The defeat marked the end of Napoleon’s military career
LkbA0 TIL : The Ark Of The Covenant is claimed to be located in the church St. Mary of Zion in Aksum, Ethiopia. A guardian monk is appointed for life by his predecessor and then confined to the chapel of the Ark of the Covenant for the rest of his life, praying before it and offering incense.
nPnY TIL the first digital camera was developed by Kodak in 1975 but then dropped due to fears that it would threaten their photographic-film business