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Til that Topher Grace's name is actually Christopher
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0Kr1
TIL the Old Testament alludes the existence of multiple gods, a practice called henotheism in which Yahweh (the supreme God) rules over lesser subordinate gods (Satan, Bethel, Chemosh, etc…)
x6amo
TIL that a blow to the chest at a very specific moment of the heart’s rhythm, can result in immediate cardiac arrest. The blow doesn’t even need to be enough to cause physical injury. (Repost cos my last post got deleted)
v1v4D
TIL that Mount Everest is not the tallest mountain on Earth if measured from base to summit (Mauna Kea in Hawaii is). Mount Everest is only the "tallest" in terms of summit altitude above sea level.
PPkO
TIL the children left in the countryside by China’s migrant workers are targeted for sexual abuse: on the occasion that a rape case makes it to court, the victim is awarded as little as $15 in damages
6K9J
TIL that a cat named Simon served on a Royal Navy ship in 1949, and received a medal for raising morale, killing off a rat infestation and surviving cannon shells during his service. Hundreds attended his funeral when he died from infected wounds.