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TIL the Catholic Church did not persecute Copernicus and instead the Pope was so pleased with the theory he gave a gift

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6Dnw TIL Starting in 1945, more than 8,000 Dutch people have adopted the grave of an American WWII soldier buried at Margraten, Netherlands. They visit regularly with flowers and graves are passed to the next generation. There is a waiting list to adopt a grave.
8OgP TIL actress Stephanie Courtney who portrays Flo in Progressive Insurance Commercials said “the GEICO gecko puts out more sexual vibes than Flo does"
WdeL TIL Leonard Nimoy fought to get pay equity for Nichelle Nichols on Star Trek in the 1960s
R6o9 TIL the “father of chemical warfare”, Fritz Haber, a Jew, pioneered many poisonous gasses for warfare use in WW1. He had family members killed in concentration camps by the same gasses.
x66l0 TIL The American Civil War not only killed nearly 1 million soliders, it also had many addicted to morphine. Coca-Cola was introduced to try to help them overcome their addiction.