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TIL that Robert F Kennedy Jr is an Anti Vaccine Crusader/wingnut

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npyr TIL that during the time Jack Johnson (the first black world champion heavyweight boxer) was incarcerated in Leavenworth, he modified a wrench for tightening loosened fastening devices and received a patent for his improvements on April 18, 1922, known as US Patent 1,413,121.
Z8Jko TIL About Empedocles, a Greek philosopher who thought he was a God. In order to prove his divinity, he leapt into Mount Etna to show that he could survive the fire. It is said his bronze sandal was found after it was spat out of the volcano.
Vv1G TIL: The Abrahamic religions have Polytheistic origins, and Yahweh was originally a God of War
8nk4 TIL marijuana levels in the bloodstream do not match levels of cognitive impairment, making it difficult to test reliably for driving while stoned
yVgnX TIL Simpsons creator Matt Groening was born to Homer and Marge Groening (neé Wiggum) and two of his siblings are called Maggie and Lisa. His grandfather is Abram A. Groening