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Til: in Judaism, Adam had a wife before Eve. Lilith & Adam, created as equals, argued over who got to be dominant sexually. Lilith left Eden to become a succubus, causing wet dreams, stealing semen to make demon babies, & causing miscarriages. God sent 3 angels to bring her back, but they failed.

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MeMk0 TIL that in 2017 a 16 year old Aussie teenager drove around Melbourne in a fake 'emergency' truck modded with over $100K worth of gear. He responded to emergencies on the road, going undetected for a long period of time having fooled authorities, pedestrians and other traffic.
QJkgE TIL that the town of Boring, Oregon's sister city is Dull, Scotland. "Dull has helped put Boring on our map," says OR state representative, Bill Kennemer. "People are starting to hear about Boring and they come and stop." The town is now developing a relationship with the Australian town of Bland.
p8w98 TIL, in 8 million years the LAGEOS satellite orbit will decay, and it will re-enter Earth's atmosphere, carrying with them a message to any far future descendants of humanity, and a map of the continents as they are expected to appear then.
wg57 TIL that Shakespeare intentionally made grammatical errors to heighten the attention of his audiences before key points in his plays - the technique is called ‘functional shift’ and the use of it keeps the brain alive!
y7xe TIL the American government poisoned alcohol during its prohibition causing a number of deaths