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TIL if you write any number in words (English), count the number of letters, write this new number in words and so on, you’ll end with number 4

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KYvK4 TIL Theosophy, founded in the late 19th century by Helena Blavatsky in the US, is a religious movement and part of Western esotericism. It draws from Blavatsky's writings, older European philosophies like Neoplatonism, and Indian religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism.
Ooew4 TIL that the longest war in recorded history lasted 335 years and 19 days. It was between the Dutch and the Isles of Scilly, there were no casualties, and the Dutch actually forgot about the conflict until a Scilly historian contacted them about it in 1985. A treaty was signed between them in 1986.
gMGpA TIL that the Aliens : Colonial Marines video game was reviewed poorly because of the Aliens(enemy) did not attack the players, as it turns out 5 Years later the reason the Aliens didn't attack is because the coding misspelled "Tether" with "Teather", which was how the AI could identify the player
0dmMN TIL when Pope Francis announced his visit to Belgium in 2023, residents of Father Damien's birth town were upset they weren't included in his visit because 30 years prior, Pope John-Paul II promised to visit them but cancelled last minute after he broke his femur by slipping in the papal bathtub.
jbnM TIL that Key West once declared itself a micro-nation named the Conch Republic, declared war against the United States, surrendered after one minute, and then requested $1 billion in foreign aid from the U.S. federal government.