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TIL that Samaritanism is a small Abrahamic religion that only had 820 followers as of 2019

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4BNX TIL every baseball used in the MLB since the 1950s has been treated with “rubbing mud” that is gathered from a secret location by the Bintliff family. The mud is used to help remove the slick finish on the ball and give the pitcher more grip.
x6LV7 TIL Sigmund Freud wrote a book where he claimed Moses actually worshipped an Egyptian sun deity.
8a7QL TIL the gravestone of Mel Blanc, the voice actor of Bugs Bunny has "that's all folks" written on it
neOm7 TIL Octopuses sometimes punch fish. A hypothesis is that the octopus is punching out of spite to punish the fish. Research suggests that the octopus brain, though drastically different than ours, is capable of complex behavior and cognition.
ZgxG TIL a 14 year old boy started drinking gasoline in a quest to become like Optimus Prime.