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TIL Nathaniel mentioned in John 1:45 is Bartholomew as mentioned in Mathew 10:3

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8Vo4 TIL: Rock Against Racism was formed in part as a protest against racist remarks by David Bowie and Eric Clapton. The latter announcing “Britain was in danger of becoming a ‘black colony’. Among other things, Clapton said 'Keep Britain white!’ which was at the time a National Front slogan
D16dP TIL: In 1939 20,000 Nazis held a “Pro-Americanism” rally at Madison Square Garden featuring a massive portrait of George Washington sided by Swastikas.
M78ab TIL in 1962, mountaineers warned that unstable rock and ice on the Huascáran mountain could pose a danger to nearby villages. This was ignored by the Peru government, who threatened them with arrest. In 1970, an earthquake caused rocks and ice to come loose, killing 30,000 people.
N7e16 TIL that Hawaii is not protected by NATO. An attack on any of the 49 other states would have to be considered by each NATO member as an attack on their own territory, but not Hawaii.
AOgw TIL in 2001, the heir to the Nepalese throne killed the entire royal family before turning the gun on himself.