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TIL that the University of Michigan's prized Galileo manuscript turned out to be a clever forgery.

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eax4 TIL that dying by crucifixion was considered so shameful in the ancient world that early Christians made up an alternate ending in which a man was mistakenly crucified in Jesus’ place.
E1L4x TIL about Tulpamancy, a Tibetan Buddhist practice where an imaginary companion, or "Tulpa", is created through intense meditation. The practice is often compared with Dissociative Identity Disorder, since the imaginary companion created is viewed to be independent and separate from the individual.
e0lA6 TIL the largest mass lynching in the U.S. was of Italian Americans in New Orleans.
NXj1P TIL a 2014 study found that males represented 88.7% of all Darwin Award winners selected between 1995-2014. "Darwin Award winners eliminate themselves in an extraordinarily idiotic manner, thereby improving our species' chances of long-term survival."
OonWR TIL in 3 years (2011-2013) China used more cement than the US in whole 20th century