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TIL: 34 percent of people in Lebanon are Christian.

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Z88ep TIL about the English Channel Dash, successfully completed by the Germans in 1942. It was deemed one of the biggest embarrassments to the British Royal Navy in WW2 as it was literally a mile from their shores
nW9xP TIL Forcing your eyes to work harder doesn’t increase the strength of eye muscles so wearing lenses doesn’t increase your dependence on glasses. if one eye is weaker, your brain is trained to use the stronger eye and the weaker eye could turn into lazy eye
XEDdj TIL The Co-Founder of D.H.L spent approximately $10 million on virgin prostitutes because he was desperately afraid of AIDS.
6ExjJ TIL the world's first implantable pacemaker patient, Arne Larsson, went on to receive 26 different pacemakers during his lifetime. He died in 2001, at the age of 86, outliving the inventor as well as the surgeon.
EgpM7 TIL, Bees Can Get Drunk, Guard Bees will notice it in their Waggle Dance and may punish them, including breaking their legs as a warning to other bees.