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TIL the 4 Synoptic Gospel's were probably written 3-5 decades after Jesus death based on oral tradition w different versions and different facts printed each century, and the earliest know versions are not in agreement about the date of Jesus crucifixion (before or on Passover).

oRerY TIL: That between the years 1790 and 1800, Philadelphia was in fact the capital of the United States of America. The capital of the United States was moved to Washington D.C. in 1800 upon completion of the White House and U.S. Capitol buildings, where it has remained ever since.
oRvR7 TIL About the 1990's Norwegian black metal scene. It became so dark and violent that it lead to several murders and suicides and the arson of 50 churches. Some of the groups were named Necrobutcher, Stigma Diabolicum, Thou Shalt Suffer, Grimm and Darkthrone.
VMOBQ TIL: Dino Bravo, WWE/F main eventer in the 80's, was found murdered after being shot 17 times. It is suspected to be a mafia hit connected to cigarette smuggling.
VMAJp TIL that during WWII, the US government made a propaganda cartoon for the army called Private Snafu, written by Dr. Seuss. One episode was never released because Seuss's script, purely by coincidence, described a fictitious secret weapon very similar to the atomic bombs later dropped on Japan.
wLWyM TIL a 9-man Special Forces team landed on top of 10,000 North Vietnamese soldiers and fought their way out after making barricades from enemy corpses and jumping off a cliff.