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TIL according to Christian theology, Jesus went to Hell between the time of his Crucifixion and Resurrection.

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b95Ya TIL that the north star is 4000 times brighter than our sun. The light we see when we look at the north star was generated in the year 1587, and it has been traveling through space for 434 years to reach us.
vPYML TIL German chemist Otto Hahn won the nobel prize in chemistry in 1945 for the discovery of nuclear fission. But he was unable to receive the prize, because he was still a captive of the Allies for working on Germany's nuclear program.
Oo8DR TIL public urinals or "Pissoirs" were used by the French Resistance during World War II as places to meet for a private conversation or to leave a message for someone without the Nazi’s finding out.
e0ajL Today I learned that Clem Burke, the original drummer for Blondie, received an honorary doctorate from the University of Gloucestershire for participating in an eight year study which examined the effects of drumming (psychological, physical) and demands on a professional drummer's stamina.
GYpNJ TIL Australian athlete, Peter Norman, is only now being recognised for his brave actions in the 1968 Olympics. “I’ll stand with you”, he said to Tommie Smith and John Carlos as they raised their fists in one of the most powerful images of all time. However, the Olympic committee ostracised him.