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TIL that a well-respected British academic known for his work on the dead sea scrolls, argued that Jesus was a mushroom

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4Xx56 TIL painting one blade of a wind turbine black could cut bird strikes by up to 70%.
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nWlrd TIL in June 2021, Boryana Straubel, wife of Tesla co-founder J.B. Straubel, was struck and killed while riding a bicycle on a highway shoulder in Nevada. She managed a family foundation that focused on environmental sustainability. The driver of the car that hit her was unlicensed.
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