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TIL that the earliest surviving depiction of Jesus portrays him as a donkey on a cross.

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GAQ0J TIL the longest continuous flight in history wasn't at all what I expected. Not some ultra rich guy in a luxury aircraft refuelling mid-air. Not some government's flying fortress hiding sensitive technology and/or gathering intel. Nope just two guys in a tiny Cessna promoting a casino.
ynVl TIL In 2011, The Canadian version of the game show Cash Cab hit and killed a pedestrian in Vancouver
GYW6Q TIL At no point in recorded history was there a discrepancy on whether the earth was flat or round. People accepted the earth as round as science evolved.
epkrL TIL Salamanders retract their eye balls into their mouth cavities to help them swallow their food.
nWyYb TIL that there is a "witch window" also known as a "Vermont window," found almost exclusively in Vermont. These slanted windows are installed at a 45-degree angle in the gable-end wall of a house and are designed to prevent witches from flying into the home on their brooms.