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TIL the Babylonian exile of the Jews was only 60 years long
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TIL: If Texas were a country, it would rank fifth in the world in wind power.
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TIL that although it is commonly shown in medical dramas, you do not shock someone with a flatline. You only use defibrillators on people with ventricular fibrillation, and pulseless ventricular tachycardia (heart beats out of rhythm or heart beats that are really fast and out of sync)
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TIL: Early Christians did not celebrate Christmas as celebrating birthdays were thought to be a Pagan tradition, and many iconic Christmas items such as wreaths are taken from Pagan traditions.
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TIL of French President Paul Deschanel, who fell out of the window of his sleeping compartment. He was discovered wandering about in the dark, in his pyjamas, claiming to be the President of France, in 1920.
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TIL that America has 3.1% of the world's kids but buys 40% of the world's toys. (University of California, 2013)