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TIL"The Christ myth theory" is the theory that Jesus never existed; if he did, he had virtually nothing to do with the founding of Christianity. Central arguments is; the NT has no historical value, no non-Christian references to Jesus from the 1st century exists, and Christianity had mythical roots

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GA9xJ TIL fertile women emit pheromones that cause men to drink more alcohol
D4Bp TIL of Cannibal Holocaust a film that depicted genuine on-screen animal killings and violence so convincing, the director was arrested and forced to prove the 4 actors werent actually killed on screen.
dNOE TIL that before the Columbian Exchange, there were no oranges in Florida, no bananas in Ecuador, no potatoes in Ireland, no coffee in Colombia, no pineapples in Hawaii, no rubber trees in Africa, no chili peppers in Thailand, no tomatoes in Italy, and no chocolate in Switzerland.
K0kQ TIL Australian PM Tony Abbott once responded, ‘Shit Happens’ to news of the death of an Australian soldier in Afghanistan. He later said it was taken out of context, but when asked what the context was simply stared at the reporter in silence for a full minute.