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TIL that since 2010 there is a church called united church of bacon. They have over 25,000 members and even have their own bacon commandments.

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gney TIL the US Coast Guard trains pigeons to spot lifejackets, and they’re 92% accurate.
PkDG TIL that in 539BC, Persian King Cyrus the Great issued the first ever decree on human rights. He freed slaves, declared that all people had the right to choose their own religion, and established racial equality.
EyBV TIL Piracy off Somalia’s coast has created a sanctuary from commercial fishing efforts and has become, “one of the world’s richest sources of the fish, experts say”.
9QQG TIL That after Jimi Hendrix had played with Eric Clapton, Eric was stunned and the whole crowed was silences. As Clapton quoted “You never told me he was that f–king good!”
0dPaM TIL that every element burns with a different color flame. Spectroscopy, study of these colors, has shown that the same elements exist all over the Universe.