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TIL The first KFC piece of chicken was created inside a gas station and while that was happening Sanders was out shooting people for painting over his sings for advertisement.

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5YaAQ TIL that the Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights are incredible light shows that caused by collisions between electrically charged particles and Earth’s atmosphere. They occur mostly in high altitudes near the poles. These events inspire stories from prehistoric times
ne4MB TIL the lead poisoning rate in children in Cleveland is over double what it was at the hight of the crisis in Flint, Michigan. This is due largely not to contaminated water, but houses built with lead-containing paint that are not properly renovated.
QJpY6 TIL that Europeans in the 17th century once thought they could heal themselves by consuming human corpses. The remains were considered medicinal because they were believed to contain the spirit of the body they were taken from. Bone powder, human fat, and fresh, warm blood were in high demand.
Ypydx TIL: Thomas Paine, author of Common Sense, the pamphlet that helped gain support for American Independence, was one of the first people to publicly doubt Jesus Christ existed. Prior Christian skeptics simply believed Christ wasn't the son of God.
p8XY4 TIL that over 2000 tons of unexploded ammunition are found in Germany each year