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TIL There are no more WW1 veterans left.

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bXp0 TIL a man in Yellowstone has an 800 pound pet grizzly bear named Brutus. Brutus was the best man at his wedding and sits at the table with them at thanksgiving
dDmeQ TIL virtually all of the communion wafers that are distributed in churches in the United States are made by a single for-profit company.
wYVo TIL a music artist has to get over 4 million plays on Spotify each month to equal a minimum wage living. (Article also shows how much of each other type of media would have to be sold to earn minimum wage.)
PYo6g TIL Dark chocolate contains more iron per ounce than beef sirloin.
ep69L TIL The Gospel of Judas, discovered in 2007, is one of many of "non-canonical" gospels from the same periods as the 4 canon gospels, and are, in some cases, arbitraliy excluded: Marcion, Judas, Mani, Apelles, & Bardesanes, etc. Some paint Jesus's teachings as more dharmic.