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TIL: A new theory suggest Moses and the burning bush was not an event, but a vision created through the use of DMT created from the peganum harmala bush which was common in the region where evidence exist it was used in religious ceremony.

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P1bwO TIL that the D ration chocolate bar, issued to U.S. troops in WW2, was nicknamed "Hitler's Secret Weapon" by the troops for its effect on the soldiers' intestinal tracts.
1a9PO TIL that during the Danish Colonization of Greenland, missionary Hans Egede found that local Inuit had no concept for what bread was and so he changed the Lord’s Prayer to say “Give us this day our daily seal”.
0mAR TIL that Winston Churchill, after being told that he could not drink in front of Saudi King due to the King’s religious beliefs, said “my religion prescribed an absolute sacred rite smoking cigars and drinking alcohol before, after, and if need be during all meals and the intervals between them.”
O0e1 TIL In Bhutan marijuana grows wild and is more common than regular grass. However, virtually no one smokes it. Instead it is the number one source of feed for pigs.
JLlm TIL Ants cannot be seriously injured from impact with the ground after being dropped from any height, because they don’t have enough mass.