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TIL The City of Houston is bigger than the state of New Jersey

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p8e5N TIL Slave Bible, an abridged version of the bible made for slaves, in which the enslaved Israelites never left Egypt and lines that condemn slave owners were removed.
8PoZ TIL in California, a black man named Ward Connerly successfully abolished the governmental program “Affirmative Action” which gave preferential treatment to minorities
Bga4y TIL: The text written on the Rosetta Stone is known as the Decree of Memphis. It was written to confirm the royal cult of Ptolemy V (196 BC). Although the Rosetta Stone is the most well known example of the decree, 13 other copies exist. The decree was to be displayed in temples throughout Egypt.
lxor TIL unpasteurized watermelon juice reduces post workout aches and soreness
4XNMa TIL that Jimmy Carter’s national security adviser was once awoken to a report of 2,200 incoming Soviet missiles: a false alarm due to the malfunction of a 46 cent chip