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TIL about snake handling, a practice where parishoners handle highly venomous snakes as a show of their faith.

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R7Abj TIL the First and Second officers on Titanic interpreted the evacuation order differently. Murdoch took it as women and children first while Lightoller took it as women and children only. As a result only 20% men were saved in comparison to 74% women and 52% children.
jNnEj TIL hot drinks can help cool you down
AxP7 TIL The Declaration of Causes of Seceding States from 5 states during the civil war used the word slave or a variant over 80 times. It also referred to the north as “non-slave-holding States”.
pYEMG TIL that recent studies in the United States have shown that currently, fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) ranges from six to nine cases per 1000. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) range from 24 to 48 cases per 1000.
AxZ4 TIL donning the enemy uniform during a time to war to conduct espionage or sabotage is not illegal as it is considered a “ruse of war” however donning the enemy uniform to conduct combat and assassination is a war crime.