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TIL that the official stance of the Catholic Church is that they support the theory of evolution.

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GBQ4 TIL the US Government considered nuking the Moon just to intimidate the Soviets
oYZK TIL that in Soviet Russia, rebellious teenagers who mimicked the Beatles’ hair were arrested and forced to have their hair cut in police stations
ODj1 TIL A small number of prostitutes in Majengo, a slum in Nairobi, have shown an immunity to AIDS. In the past 30 years, one prostitute named Agnes, has had unprotected sex with approximately 2,000 infected men and still shows no signs of the disease.
nLyY TIL that “flotsam” is floating wreckage, “jetsam” is cargo that is purposely thrown overboard, “lagan” is goods lying at the bottom of the ocean but reclaimable, and “derelict” is cargo at the bottom of the ocean but lost. These terms are part of the law of admiralty and marine salvage.
WVvY TIL that one reason leading to the Indian Rebellion of 1857 was that the new gun cartridges they were issued was wrapped in paper greased with cow and pig fat, which had to be opened by mouth.