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TIL that only a small percentage of people challenge their insurer's denial of claim, but those that do are successful up to half the time.

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Ajga TIL: Jesus’ name translated from Hebrew to English would be ‘Joshua’. We get the name 'Jesus’ by translating the Hebrew name to Greek to Latin to English.
M9vK TIL that the movie, U-571, states that Americans were responsible for capturing the first enigma machine. The truth is that the first enigma machine was captured by the British, 7 months before the Americans entered the war.
YpWB TIL that 8 out of 9 developers of the hugely influential N64 game GoldenEye 007 had never worked on video games before.
VBmRB TIL the most expensive cow ever sold at auction is named Mara and went for $4.38 million (£3.33 million) in Brazil in 2023. She's of the Nelore breed, a breed known for its ability to adapt to tropical climates as well as its resistance to diseases.
E860 TIL that John Hopkins University conducted a study of mushrooms with 36 college-educated adults (average age of 46) who had never tried psilocybin nor had a history of drug use. More than two-thirds reported it was among the top five most spiritually significant experiences in their lives.