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TIL that Animism is the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence. It may further attribute a life force to abstract concepts such as words, true names, or metaphors in mythology.

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Nj6M TIL Steve Irwin was offered a state funeral following his death, however his dad rejected the government’s offer citing that Steve would have wanted to have been remembered as “an ordinary bloke”.
X0VLj TIL that Gregg Ernst backlifted 2422 kg (approximately 5,340 lbs.) of two cars on a platform to set the world record for live weight backlifting in July 1993. This record still stands today
GyZJ TIL for each person that died on 9/11 the US has spent $1.6 Billion to fighting the War on Terror (5 Trillion divided by 3,000)
dZ4r TIL a woman bought a used bible in California, found an essay in it that she wrote when she was a kid…while living in Kentucky.
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