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TIL that some Canadian atheists believe in the Ten Commandments

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b6yN4 TIL about Salty and Roselle, two guide dogs who became heroes on 9/11. Salty guided his owner, Omar Rivera, down 70 flights in the North Tower. Roselle led Michael Hingson from the 78th floor, navigating through smoke and debris. Both dogs helped their owners reach safety.
nb7o TIL Roller Coaster tycoon was programmed by one guy. In Assembly.
jNvRj TIL standard oranges that you buy at the supermarket are ancient hybridized fruits, crossed between pomelos and mandarins, created over 2000 years ago.
D1WDp TIL that Michael Jordan, an NBA hall of famer, had 6 NBA Championships with the Chicago Bulls and in his 6 NBA Finals appearances, he averages 33.6ppg, 6rpg, and 6apg. He averaged a record of 41ppg in the 1993 NBA Finals
GYg87 TIL that SETI scientists believed that the chances for finding intelligent extraterrestrial life were far greater than initially expected, since Earth developed two intelligent species - humans, and dolphins.