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TIL Mothers Having Fewer Children is the Primary Cause of Changes in Population Growth

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Zp7nY TIL Judaism is one of the oldest, still practiced, religions in the world. Though 'modern' Judaism has its roots in 500BCE, The oldest forms of Judaism are found in the Bronze Age in 1000BCE stemming from the worship of one of many polytheistic gods who would eventually be worshiped alone: Yahweh.
neGYr TIL In 1895 there were only two cars in the entire state of Ohio, yet they ended up crashing.
WRD9 TIL in the famous Casablanca scene where French refugees defy the Nazis by singing their national anthem, many are played by actual refugees who had just fled the Nazis – which is why many are visibly weeping as they sing
wLbaW TIL about the X-Seed 4000, the largest building ever with completed construction plans. Standing at 4,000m/4km (13,123ft/2.5mi) tall, it could house 1 million people on its 800 floors. The shape of X-Seed is based off Mount Fugi, and is even 224m (735ft) taller than it.
oR46Y TIL Dodge and RAM are separate brands since 2010 but both are still owned by Chrysler, that's owned by Fiat. Dodge branding goes on most vehicles and RAM is reserved for the trucks (and a van)